Question

I am trying to upload a file to a server, and have my DOM element setup as such:

        _uploadForm = document.createElement("form");

        _uploadForm.method = "POST";
        _uploadForm.action = "#";

        if(_isBrowser.IE)
            _uploadForm.encoding = "multipart/form-data";
        else
            _uploadForm.enctype = "multipart/form-data";

My server requires an http basic authorization header. How can I pass that through this DOM element?

Answer 1

DOM elements have nothing to do with authorization, they’re just the internal browser’s representation of the various html tags. Authorization is demanded by the server – if the page is in a protected area, then the server will demand credentials, and that has nothing to do with the form itself.