HTML5, [removed] Drag and Drop File from External Window (Windows Explorer)

Question

Can I kindly ask for a good working example of HTML5 File Drag and Drop implementation? The source code should work if drag and drop is performed from exter

Answer 1

Look into ondragover event. You could simply have a inside of a div that is hidden until the ondragover event fires a function that will show the div with the in it, thus letting the user drag and drop the file. Having an onchange declaration on the would let you automatically call a function (such as upload) when a file is added to the input. Make sure that the input allows for multiple files, as you have no control over how many they are going to try and drag into the browser.