Getting upload file size before upload

Question

When the user selects a file to be uploaded, is there a way I can get the exact size of this file before the upload even begins? I\'m guessing this needs to be done on the c

Answer 1

This cannot be done in pure Javascript in current browsers.

Instead, you can use Uploadify, which uses Flash.

In non-IE browsers, you can also use HTML5 to read files on the client.