How to get full path of selected file on change of input type file using javascript jquery-ajax

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How to get full path of file while selecting file using  lt input type    file    gt    lt input type  file  id  fileUpload  gt   lt script type  text javascript  gt  function getFilePath            input type file    change function               var filePath     fileUpload   val                 lt  script gt    but the filePath var contains only name of selected file  not the full path   I searched it on net  but it seems that for security reasons browsers  FF chrome  just give name of file  Is there any other way to get full path of selected file

User · Answer

You cannot do so - the browser will not allow this because of security concerns.

When a file is selected by using the input type=file object, the value of the value property depends on the value of the "Include local directory path when uploading files to a server" security setting for the security zone used to display the Web page containing the input object.

The fully qualified filename of the selected file is returned only when this setting is enabled. When the setting is disabled, Internet Explorer 8 replaces the local drive and directory path with the string C:\fakepath\ in order to prevent inappropriate information disclosure.

And other

You missed ); this at the end of the change event function.

Also do not create function for change event instead just use it as below,

<script type="text/javascript">

    $(function()
    {
        $('#fileUpload').on('change',function ()
        {
            var filePath = $(this).val();
            console.log(filePath);
        });
    });

</script>

User · Answer

For security reasons browsers do not allow this  i e  JavaScript in browser has no access to the File System  however using HTML5 File API  only Firefox provides a mozFullPath property  but if you try to get the value it returns an empty string      input type file    change function          console log this files 0  mozFullPath         http   jsfiddle net SCK5A   So don t waste your time   edit  If you need the file s path for reading a file you can use the FileReader API instead  Here is a related question on SO  Preview an image before it is uploaded

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file element has and array call files it contain all necessary stuff you need  var file   document getElementById  upload     file addEventListener  change   function         for  var i   0  i  lt  file files length  i              console log file files i  name            false

User · Answer

You can  if uploading an entire folder is an option for you   lt input type  file  webkitdirectory directory multiple  gt    change event will contain    target files      webkitRelativePath   FOLDER FILE ext

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You can t  Security stops you for knowing anything about the filing system of the client computer - it may not even have one  It could be a MAC  a PC  a Tablet or an internet enabled fridge - you don t know  can t know and won t know  And letting you have the full path could give you some information about the client - particularly if it is a network drive for example   In fact you can get it under particular conditions  but it requires an ActiveX control  and will not work in 99 99  of circumstances   You can t use it to restore the file to the original location anyway  as you have absolutely no control over where downloads are stored  or even if they are stored  so in practice it is not a lot of use to you anyway

User · Answer

you should never do so    and I think trying it in latest browsers is useless from what I know     all latest browsers on the other hand  will not allow this     some other links that you can go through  to find a workaround like getting the value serverside  but not in clientside javascript   Full path from file input using jQuery  How to get the file path from HTML input form in Firefox 3

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One interesting note  although this isn t available in on the web  if you re using JS in Electron then you can do this   Using the standard HTML5 file input  you ll receive an extra path property on selected files  containing the real file path   Full docs here  https   github com electron electron blob master docs api file-object md

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Did you mean this       i file   change  function event    var tmppath   URL createObjectURL event target files 0           img   fadeIn  fast   attr  src  tmppath

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Try This   It ll give you a temporary path not the accurate path  you can use this script if you want to show selected images as in this jsfiddle example Try it by selectng images as well as other files  -  JSFIDDLE  Here is the code  -  HTML -   lt input type  file  id  i file  value    gt    lt input type  button  id  i submit  value  Submit  gt   lt br gt   lt img src    width  200  style  display none     gt   lt br gt   lt div id  disp tmp path  gt  lt  div gt    JS -      i file   change  function event        var tmppath   URL createObjectURL event target files 0           img   fadeIn  fast   attr  src  URL createObjectURL event target files 0              disp tmp path   html  Temporary Path Copy it and try pasting it in browser address bar  -- gt   lt strong gt    tmppath    lt  strong gt           Its not exactly what you were looking for  but may be it can help you somewhere

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You can use the following code to get a working local URL for the uploaded file    lt script type  text javascript  gt          var path    window URL    window webkitURL  createObjectURL file       console log  path   path    lt  script gt

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You can get the full path of the selected file to upload only by IE11 and MS Edge   var fullPath   Request Form Files  myFile   FileName

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