XMLHttpRequest POST multipart/form-data

Question

I want to use XMLHttpRequest in JavaScript to POST a form that includes a file type input element so that I can avoid page refresh and get useful XML back.

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Answer 1

There isn't any way to access a file input field inside javascript so there isn't a javascript only solution for ajax file uploads.

There are workaround like using an iframe.

The other option would be to use something like SWFUpload or Google Gears