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Sir Lojik
Sir Lojik

Reputation: 1429

HTML File Input - Set allowed extensions and event for selected file

Im trying to make a file input field have the following extensions only ".zip,.rar,.tar,.tar.gz" and i also want to trap event for when file has been selected and dialog has closed. any help

Upvotes: 0

Views: 635

Answers (1)

Pekka
Pekka

Reputation: 449395

Limiting the file selection to certain extensions can't be done using the normal browser's file upload control. You'd have to use a Flash-based uploader like SWFUpload (Features Demo here) or Uploadify for this.

The event of a new file selection will be reflected in the onchange event.

Upvotes: 1

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