error:

Error loading file from local path. Please check the path and try again.

script.js

@@ -21,15 +21,34 @@ const csvPreview = document.getElementById('csvPreview');
         if (localPathInput.value) {
             try {
                 // Handle local path input
-                const response = await fetch(localPathInput.value);
+                if (!localPathInput.value.startsWith('http') && !localPathInput.value.startsWith('file://')) {
+                    alert('Local paths must start with "file://" (e.g., file:///C:/path/to/file.pdf)');
+                    return;
+                }
+                
+                const response = await fetch(localPathInput.value, {
+                    mode: 'cors',
+                    headers: {
+                        'Content-Type': 'application/pdf'
+                    }
+                });
+                
+                if (!response.ok) {
+                    throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
+                }
+                
                 const blob = await response.blob();
-                file = new File([blob], localPathInput.value.split('\\').pop(), { type: 'application/pdf' });
+                if (blob.size === 0) {
+                    throw new Error('Empty file received');
+                }
+                
+                file = new File([blob], localPathInput.value.split('/').pop() || 'document.pdf', { type: 'application/pdf' });
             } catch (error) {
-                alert('Error loading file from local path. Please check the path and try again.');
-                console.error(error);
+                console.error('File loading error:', error);
+                alert(`Error loading file: ${error.message}\n\nMake sure:\n1. Path starts with file://\n2. File exists\n3. CORS is enabled for local files`);
                 return;
             }
-        } else if (templateUpload.files.length) {
+} else if (templateUpload.files.length) {
             file = templateUpload.files[0];
         } else {
             alert('Please select a PDF file or enter a local path first');
@@ -39,12 +58,7 @@ const today = new Date();
         const dateString = `${today.getFullYear()}-${String(today.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(today.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`;
         
         try {
-            // Create directory for today's date if it doesn't exist
-            await window.showDirectoryPicker().then(async (dirHandle) => {
-                const todayDirHandle = await dirHandle.getDirectoryHandle(dateString, { create: true
-});
-
-// Initialize PDF.js
+            // Initialize PDF.js
 pdfjsLib.GlobalWorkerOptions.workerSrc = 'https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/pdf.js/2.12.313/pdf.worker.min.js';
 const fileHandle = await todayDirHandle.getFileHandle(file.name, { create: true });
                 const writable = await fileHandle.createWritable();