Is it possible to set a variable for an input file element value, so it could further be assigned to another input?
This is, how it works with text inputs:
var tempValue = document.getElementById('text').value;
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Eduard Climov
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Yes you can get the value but you cann't set it. – Rohan Kumar Aug 24 '16 at 09:11
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Do you mean the contents of the file, or the value (filepath) of a file input? – eisbehr Aug 24 '16 at 09:13
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@eisbehr you can read filename, and the contents (but no the path) – for security reasons. – Bloomca Aug 24 '16 at 09:33
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Basically, this is a popular question, so you can find it at these links (1, 2, 3).
But no, it is impossible – value property of input:file is read-only for security reasons – you can do it only on server-side.
To read contents of the file, you have to use FileReader and specify how to read content (as plain text, as binary, or as a Blob) – example of reading as a Blob.
