input file type get name

[Adonis-5]

hi,

I was wondering if anyone knows a way to get the file name(the one the
user has just browsed and is about to upload using the form) from a
form input.
I tried $("#fileInput").val() but it does not work.

cheers,

[James-279]

The .val() should work. I've tried it and it works on FF3.5, IE6+,
Safari and Chrome (all WinXP).
The only differences I found is that FF, Safari, Chrome returns just
the filename, whereas IE6+7 returns the full path of the user file
(privacy issue), and IE8 uses 'C:\fakepath' as the directory
(misleading..).

On Oct 30, 8:29 am, Adonis <achrysoch...@...> wrote:
> hi,
>
> I was wondering if anyone knows a way to get the file name(the one the
> user has just browsed and is about to upload using the form) from a
> form input.
> I tried $("#fileInput").val() but it does not work.
>
> cheers,

[Adonis-5]

well,
I ll be more specific, here is the code part

**
$("#image_overlay_group_form").ajaxForm({
                success: function(msg) {
                var downLat = $("#image_overlay_sw_lat").val();
                var downLon = $("#image_overlay_sw_lng").val();
                var upLat = $("#image_overlay_ne_lat").val();
                var upLon = $("#image_overlay_ne_lng").val();
                var fileName = $("#image_overlay_file").val();
                alert("rs image filename: " + fileName + " , " + upLon
+ ", "+ downLat); // --> this has empty values!!

                $("#" + project_name + "_" + layer_name +"_"+
group_name+ "_new_legend_feature_entry_point").after(msg);

                },
            resetForm: true // Reset the form after a successful AJAX
call
            });
**

my guess is that the form inputs are emptied somehow and thus no
values are available...but in some other ajaxForms i have, i use the
same technique and it works..
I ll keep trying but any suggestions are much appreciated!

On Oct 30, 7:29 pm, James <james.gp....@...> wrote:

> The .val() should work. I've tried it and it works on FF3.5, IE6+,
> Safari and Chrome (all WinXP).
> The only differences I found is that FF, Safari, Chrome returns just
> the filename, whereas IE6+7 returns the full path of the user file
> (privacy issue), and IE8 uses 'C:\fakepath' as the directory
> (misleading..).
>
> On Oct 30, 8:29 am, Adonis <achrysoch...@...> wrote:
>
> > hi,
>
> > I was wondering if anyone knows a way togetthe file name(the one the
> > user has just browsed and is about to upload using the form) from a
> > forminput.
> > I tried $("#fileInput").val() but it does not work.
>
> > cheers,

[Adonis-5]

ok, problem was the resetForm:true.
Setting it to false fixes the empty values...for now.
cheers,

On Nov 2, 6:46 pm, Adonis <achrysoch...@...> wrote:

> well,
> I ll be more specific, here is the code part
>
> **
> $("#image_overlay_group_form").ajaxForm({
>                 success: function(msg) {
>                 var downLat = $("#image_overlay_sw_lat").val();
>                 var downLon = $("#image_overlay_sw_lng").val();
>                 var upLat = $("#image_overlay_ne_lat").val();
>                 var upLon = $("#image_overlay_ne_lng").val();
>                 var fileName = $("#image_overlay_file").val();
>                 alert("rs image filename: " + fileName + " , " + upLon
> + ", "+ downLat); // --> this has empty values!!
>
>                 $("#" + project_name + "_" + layer_name +"_"+
> group_name+ "_new_legend_feature_entry_point").after(msg);
>
>                 },
>             resetForm: true // Reset the form after a successful AJAX
> call
>             });
> **
>
> my guess is that the form inputs are emptied somehow and thus no
> values are available...but in some other ajaxForms i have, i use the
> same technique and it works..
> I ll keep trying but any suggestions are much appreciated!
>
> On Oct 30, 7:29 pm, James <james.gp....@...> wrote:
>
> > The .val() should work. I've tried it and it works on FF3.5, IE6+,
> > Safari and Chrome (all WinXP).
> > The only differences I found is that FF, Safari, Chrome returns just
> > the filename, whereas IE6+7 returns the full path of the user file
> > (privacy issue), and IE8 uses 'C:\fakepath' as the directory
> > (misleading..).
>
> > On Oct 30, 8:29 am, Adonis <achrysoch...@...> wrote:
>
> > > hi,
>
> > > I was wondering if anyone knows a way togetthe file name(the one the
> > > user has just browsed and is about to upload using the form) from a
> > > forminput.
> > > I tried $("#fileInput").val() but it does not work.
>
> > > cheers,