Question

I want to validate the file format.

How can i allow the user to upload only .xls file in jquery.

I am using uploadfy plugin to upload the file

Regards
showreddy

Answer 1

Although this question was answered up top, you can bind a submit function to check the file by performing this below ->

$("#my_form").bind("submit", function(){
  var ext = $('#my_file_field').val().split('.').pop().toLowerCase();
  if($.inArray(ext, ['xls']) == -1) {
    alert('invalid extension!');
  }
});

This question was asked previously over at ->

How to have jQuery restrict file types on upload?