Question

I have a file test.xml that I want to POST up to a URL that accepts POST parameters, Is there a way to use Iframes or some other way in order to get around so that I can post the file to a url via the $.ajax function and associating the user file upload form element to a variable? Note I want the contents of that file to be uploaded and not just a file name.

I want to have something like:

<input type="file" id="thefile"></input>

and in jquery do:

var something = $(#thefile).contentsofthefiletopost;

I would like to do this without page refresh.

Answer 1

http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.post/ is what you need. Just read the docs and it will make sense