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Rolando
Rolando

Reputation: 62624

AJAX POST an XML file with Jquery Without Refreshing Browser?

I have a file test.xml that I want to POST up to a URL that accepts POST parameters, Is there a way to use Iframes or some other way in order to get around so that I can post the file to a url via the $.ajax function and associating the user file upload form element to a variable? Note I want the contents of that file to be uploaded and not just a file name.

I want to have something like:

<input type="file" id="thefile"></input>

and in jquery do:

var something = $(#thefile).contentsofthefiletopost;

I would like to do this without page refresh.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 674

Answers (2)

Larry Williamson
Larry Williamson

Reputation: 1143

Check out the jQuery form plugin, which supports file input types:

http://jquery.malsup.com/form/

You will have to upload via file input, and then use server-side scripting to read the file, in PHP:

<? $xml = file_get_contents($_FILES[0]); print $xml; ?>

Upvotes: 1

Al-Punk
Al-Punk

Reputation: 3660

http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.post/ is what you need. Just read the docs and it will make sense

Upvotes: 2

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