Chrome input type file full path

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Is there something I'm missing? Improve this question. Leaving a comment here because I want to know the answer too. I have exactly the same problem.

I have tried almost everything. David Grayson. David Grayson David Grayson As pointed out in an answer below, the mediaGalleries API may be what you really want. Otherwise consider filing a feature request. I think a chrome. ExpertSystem, a file input will not work here since it intentionally obscures the full path. KenRockot: What do you mean by "obscure" it?

OMG - You are right - I am blind — gkalpak. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. The only full paths available are those returned by getDisplayPath. Improve this answer. Armand Grillet Armand Grillet 2, 2 2 gold badges 25 25 silver badges 52 52 bronze badges. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group.

Create a free Team What is Teams? Collectives on Stack Overflow. Learn more. MVC: How to get full file path from file input field? Asked 5 years, 2 months ago. Active 5 years, 2 months ago. Viewed 26k times. Improve this question. I deleted my answer because I realized HttpPostedFileBase will not allow you to get the full path on many browsers, just the filename. Here is a question that talks about it. Only IE provides the ability to get the path where the file gets from; forgot how it was done but I do remember reading it was possible.

See more: Javascript. Hi, how to get full file path from input type file? Posted 5-Jun am vaibhav10Dec Add a Solution.

Input type file? Plz describe? Top Rated Most Recent. Accept Solution Reject Solution. You can't: It's a security feature in all modern browsers.

For IE8, it's off by default, but can be reactivated using a security setting: C. Copy Code. Prasad Khandekar 5-Jun am. Very good explanation. Hello, Here is a small sample demonstrating this. Hope this is what you are looking. Posted 5-Jun am Prasad Khandekar. Thanks for your help.