File Upload

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I want to display file upload control as a simple button(but not with textbox and button) upon clicking
it should display the file dialouge asusually. after selecting the file and clicking on another button say
submit the posted filename should assign to a label.

Minal Shah.

Posted 10-May-10 1:41am

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Sandeep Mewara · Answer 1 · 2010-05-10T02:51:00

Solution 3

Why not hide(visible false) the actual file upload control and bind its event to a simple button. Clicking of button would be like triggering the file upload control. I think, browse button should popup even if the control is hidden. Try out.

UPDATE: Yes, you can use display="none" on the control to hide it yet access it. Further, no need to override, the button event. Just trigger the fileUpload button click on click of simple button.

Posted 10-May-10 2:51am

Sandeep Mewara

Updated 10-May-10 3:25am

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Ankur^\m/ 10-May-10 9:12am

Setting the visibility of a control to false will not render html equivalent for the control. So don't set Visible=false rather use display: none CSS property.
Moreover button click of a FileUpload control is not available to the user. I don't know if you can override it's default behavior.

Arun Jacob · Answer 2 · 2010-05-10T02:30:00

Solution 1

I guess its not possible to hide the textbox in normal way.

Some options that may work,

1.Try javascript or CSS.
2.Try to develop a custom control.
3.Use some third party controls.

Posted 10-May-10 2:30am

Arun Jacob

Ankur^\m/ · Answer 3 · 2010-05-10T03:35:00

The FileUpload control is rendered as

XML

<input type="file" />

So it will be always like a TextBox + Button. CSS cannot change the basic look of a control.

The only way I see to achieve the requirement is:
You need to use ActiveX controls and Javascript to popup a FileDialogBox on click of the button and get the selected file name.

I am not very sure if this would be all.
You may search Google for "opening file dialog using javascript"
You may also take some help from this CodeProject article: An Open File Dialog in JavaScript[^]
Hope it gives you a good start for your research.

saravraj · Answer 4 · 2010-05-10T02:49:00

Solution 2

HI,
You can customize the upload control using CSS

Posted 10-May-10 2:49am

saravraj

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Ankur^\m/ 10-May-10 9:13am

And how?

Peace ON · Answer 5 · 2010-05-10T04:15:00

Solution 5

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/ajax/GmailUpload.aspx[^]

Try it...

Posted 10-May-10 4:15am

Peace ON