File-Upload via local file path

Question

Is there a way for enabling file upload via file path?

The default HTML file upload control displays a disabled textbox and a button. Is it possible via JS or something to upload a file when the user pastes the path to the file into a textbox?

This webpage is within a corporate intranet.

Answer 1

No, such thing is not possible in web application using ordinary HTML/JavaScript - period.

The one and only way for user to choose file is via the file dialog opened by clicking the browse button of the <input type="file" /> element.

The only shortcut possible is that JS can open the file dialog automatically, but still - that's the only way for user to choose what file to upload.

Answer 2

There are some small possibilities to do that within a trusted network. Not exactly the same, but still a very similar question: Local file access with javascript