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File select

In HTML, a file-select control is a component of a web form with which a user can select a local file. When the form is submitted (perhaps together with other form data), the file is uploaded to the web server. There, when the file arrives, some action usually takes place, such as saving the file on the web server. However, the particular action that…

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File select

Nodes25
Edges24
Triples37
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.08
Components1

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File select

Top relations

related to Cannot select multiple files · 13
File select → Chrome, Firefox, Form-based, Gmail, However, HTML5, HTML5 File API, Internet Explorer, One, Opera, Safari, This, Windows Explorer
related to Rendering · 9
File select → After, Alternatively, Browse, Firefox, Some, This, Typically, When, Windows-based
related to Accept attribute · 6
File select → GIF, MIME, PNG, RFC, This, Thus
related to Multiple file selection · 5
File select → HTML, It, RFC, The, This
related to External links · 2
File select → Specification, W3CFile Upload

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file file-select control files multiple web selection upload user form opera attribute html example select accept firefox rfc 1867 explorer

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
JavaScript for generating an extra file-select control for each file the user selects for uploadinstance ofOne notable example of support for this feature is Gmail allowing attachments to be added in this way.HTML5 allows multiple file uploads using the multiple attribute on input el…0.80text
JavaScript for generating an extra file-select control for each file the user selects for uploadinstance ofJavaScript alternativeOne solution is to use client-side scripting0.80text
File selectrelated to Accept attributeRFC0.60section
File selectrelated to Accept attributeThis0.60section
File selectrelated to Accept attributeMIME0.60section
File selectrelated to Accept attributeThus0.60section
File selectrelated to Accept attributeGIF0.60section
File selectrelated to Accept attributePNG0.60section
File selectrelated to Cannot select multiple filesForm-based0.60section
File selectrelated to Cannot select multiple filesChrome0.60section
File selectrelated to Cannot select multiple filesFirefox0.60section
File selectrelated to Cannot select multiple filesInternet Explorer0.60section

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