How do I automatically open the browse dialog of an input type="file" when the page first opens?
+1
A:
fire the click event on the button on document ready
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#buttonid").click();
});
GerManson
2010-05-04 21:11:13
Let's not make outlandish assumptions, now. Try `document.getElementById` instead.
icio
2010-05-04 21:12:11
Doesn't work - http://jsbin.com/akure - least not in Firefox...
gnarf
2010-05-04 21:13:15
@gnarf: It works in IE8 and Chrome.
SLaks
2010-05-04 21:14:29
it also works on chrome, let me see if i can fix it for firefox
GerManson
2010-05-04 21:15:14
If the OP added jQuery then this might work.
James Westgate
2010-05-04 21:41:41
+1
A:
This is completely impossible in Firefox.
In other browsers, you can:
document.getElementById('inputId').click();
SLaks
2010-05-04 21:11:29
+7
A:
I don't think you should do this. If you've ever visited a MySpace page, you know how frustrating it can be when a web page activates things on its own when the page loads.
Don't violate how the UI is supposed to work, let the user ask for the dialog.
Besides, if the users instinctively closes it like a popup, and then realizes they needed it, it may not be obvious how they should get the dialog back. Then they will reload the page just to show the dialog again -- all frustrating things you could be avoiding.
That being said, I'm not sure why you want to do this in the first place. This is just my first reaction to what you're asking.
Carson Myers
2010-05-04 21:20:07