Uploading files using AJAX
November 20, 2006 at 6:26 pm 8 comments
There is no way to upload files using AJAX. How Gmail does it then? Well, the answer is using <iframe>. Here is a post that describe this technique in detail. Infact we are using this technique from months, obviously inspired by Gmail. ;-)
update: Technically speaking, it’s not Ajax. Just an iframe hack. You are absolutly right Pratik.
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Pratik | November 21, 2006 at 5:40 am
Technically speaking, it’s not Ajax. Just an iframe hack.
So there is no way to upload files using Ajax.
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Vineet Jain | November 21, 2006 at 6:04 am
Some of my AJAX based work –
http://padmanijain.googlepages.com/myexperiments.html
I have used iframes here.
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Akhil Bansal | November 21, 2006 at 11:09 am
Hi Pratik,
Obviously this is not AJAX. Infact I have mentioned in my very first line that there is no way to upload files using AJAX.
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Pratik | November 23, 2006 at 7:35 am
“How Gmail does it then?”
Does what ? ;-)
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Pratik | November 23, 2006 at 7:35 am
I love how box.net people do it though. Pretty slick UI.
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Rajesh | December 5, 2006 at 1:33 pm
i need tree on ruby on rails.any one knows tell me please
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Prakash Tandukar | December 31, 2006 at 1:12 pm
Could please show me some code?
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i can haz ajax? | July 21, 2009 at 9:55 pm
“How Gmail does it then?”
google do it with iframe?