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+1  Q: 

Uploading files using HTML file input on iphone

I am creating a web form for uploading small movie clips to a HTTP server. However, while my HTML file input control gets shown on an ipod touch, the button is completely disabled and I cannot click it to upload files.

What do I have to do to use the input control to upload files (e.g. movie clips or pictures) to my HTTP server. My page is XHTML MP 1.2 compliant.

+4  A: 

Apple doesn't allow it. It may however be possible to write an iPhone app that does this. See this question or google it.

Arne Evertsson  2009-11-05 19:12:40
+1  A: 

Seriously? I hate Apple.

Zach  2010-05-08 16:02:32
amen...........
jon  2010-09-17 18:43:07
One year after the original question. Apple has added a lot of features to iPhone, but apparently supporting something as advanced as a form field that's as old as the web isn't on their list of priorities. This is the reason I switched to Android, which now supports this field as of 2.2.
jessehattabaugh  2010-10-25 21:21:54

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