jquery: firing click() on input:file?

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I'm currently trying to restyle (eclipse) a fileupload element on my website with this reference. All well and the result is promising, when I put the fileupload element below my new alternative image (as instructed on afore mentioned tutorial). Now I want to place the fileinput element somewhere else and bind a click function on the image to a click on the fileinput element to fire a file browser dialog.

Alas the usual $('input:file').click() or $('input:file').trigger('click') is not working.

I'm also interested in other ways to fire a file dialog, without a file upload element (it is only for javascript processing, no upload to the server).

Oh it does not need to work on any version of IE.

Shouldn't that be $('input:file').click()? (apostrophe after file) — shanethehat
– shanethehat, Commented Jun 15, 2011 at 13:18

Shef · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-15 13:29:19Z

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Missing a quote on both your code samples, try $('input:file').trigger('click') However, as far as I know, it's not possible to do this, at least this way. It's by design that way, on purpose, for security issues.

You can try to do it by tracking mouse movement and move the hidden file input on top of the new image or whatever you will use to style the input.

edited Jun 15, 2011 at 13:29

answered Jun 15, 2011 at 13:18

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Joshua - Pendo Over a year ago

hmm, I didn't notice that. Sharp! +1

Joshua - Pendo · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-15 13:20:40Z

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How are you doing it right now, can you give us some more code? Also try adding a unique ID to the file input and the field you want to trigger. For example:

<span id="browse">Click here to choose a file</span>
<input type="file" id="file" />

Then try doing:

$('#browse').bind('click', function(e) {
  $('#file').click();
});

answered Jun 15, 2011 at 13:20

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william Over a year ago

but when you try to copy the fileupload path to textbox by using change event, it is not working in IE 8,9,10.

challet Over a year ago

id is not a requirement, any selector matching the input would work

Joshua - Pendo Over a year ago

that surely would work great with multiple input fields on your page.

Radim Köhler · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-10 05:44:16Z

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<div class="imageUploadInput">
    <img id="uploadImage" src="images/camera_icon.png" />
    <input type="file" name="thumb" id="uploadImageInput" />
</div>

jQuery:

$('#uploadImage').livequery("click",function(){
    $('#uploadImageInput').trigger('click');
});

or

$('#uploadImage').click(function(){
   $('#uploadImageInput').trigger('click');
});

edited Sep 10, 2013 at 5:44

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answered Sep 10, 2013 at 5:26

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