This is the "DTHML" HTML5 way to do it. Normal form input (which IS read only as Ricardo Tomasi pointed out). Then if a file is dragged in, it is attached to the form. This WILL require modification to the action page to accept the file uploaded this way.
function readfiles(files) {
for (var i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
document.getElementById('fileDragName').value = files[i].name
document.getElementById('fileDragSize').value = files[i].size
document.getElementById('fileDragType').value = files[i].type
document.getElementById('fileDragData').value = files[i].slice();
reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = function(event) {
document.getElementById('fileDragData').value = event.target.result;}
reader.readAsDataURL(files[i]);
}
}
var holder = document.getElementById('holder');
holder.ondragover = function () { this.className = 'hover'; return false; };
holder.ondragend = function () { this.className = ''; return false; };
holder.ondrop = function (e) {
this.className = '';
e.preventDefault();
readfiles(e.dataTransfer.files);
}#holder.hover { border: 10px dashed #0c0 !important; }<form method="post" action="http://example.com/">
<input type="file"><input id="fileDragName"><input id="fileDragSize"><input id="fileDragType"><input id="fileDragData">
<div id="holder" style="width:200px; height:200px; border: 10px dashed #ccc"></div>
</form>It is even more boss if you can make the whole window a drop zone, see How do I detect a HTML5 drag event entering and leaving the window, like Gmail does?
