AJAX file uploads

monty · 05-28-2006, 09:23 PM

Hey y'all

I am working on some upload section for a AJAX app and I am experiencing some difficulties keeping it all asynchronous when it comes to file uploads. The XMLHTTPRequest object doesn't do a very good job uploading files.

Now, I heard something about a workaround using iFrames. Does anybody have experience with tihs approach? Mind pointing me into the right direction or a tutorial maybe?

Thank much!

-monty

Chaos King · 05-28-2006, 11:05 PM

AJAX cannot send files to the server. This is because AJAX is actually Javascript which is a client side language which means that it can only interact with the browser, not the user.

http://www.air4web.com/files/upload/

This is what you may be looking for.

monty · 05-29-2006, 02:11 AM

Originally Posted by Chaos King

AJAX cannot send files to the server. This is because AJAX is actually Javascript which is a client side language which means that it can only interact with the browser, not the user.

http://www.air4web.com/files/upload/
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/programming/202143-ajax-file-uploads.html

This is what you may be looking for.

Sorry, but I have to ask: what are you talking about? Ajax not able to interact with the server? Hmm, that's strange since my whole application interacts with the server from just one page and uses the XMLHttpRequest object to interact with the server (so Ajax, and JavaScript for that matter, CAN interact with the server).

The problem is that the XMLHttpRequest object doesn't work with file uploads. I know there's toolkit's out there using iFrames to get past this problem.

Thanks for your link anyway, but I really need a Ajax solution for this.

-monty

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monty NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hat Yai, Thailand Posts: 165	AJAX file uploads Hey y'all I am working on some upload section for a AJAX app and I am experiencing some difficulties keeping it all asynchronous when it comes to file uploads. The XMLHTTPRequest object doesn't do a very good job uploading files. Now, I heard something about a workaround using iFrames. Does anybody have experience with tihs approach? Mind pointing me into the right direction or a tutorial maybe? Thank much! -monty __________________ ReportATerrorist.net -- myBlog -- Peaches International

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Chaos King NamePros Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Coral Springs Posts: 60	AJAX cannot send files to the server. This is because AJAX is actually Javascript which is a client side language which means that it can only interact with the browser, not the user. http://www.air4web.com/files/upload/ This is what you may be looking for.

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