How to deal with file uploading in test automation using selenium or webdriver

Question

I think that everybody who uses Webdriver for test automation must be aware of its great advantages for web development.

But there is a huge issue if file uploading i

Answer 1

If you have your are using a grid, you could make the folder of the testfiles open for sharing.

This way you could select the upload input field and set its value to \\pc-name\myTestFiles

If you're not, you should go with local files on each system.