jQuery AJAX Uploading system IE issue

Question

I have problem with Internet Explorer

Here is a sample of script with AJAX and jQuery and works fine in other browsers but in IE it doesn't

index.html

<form enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post">
    <input name="file" type="file" multiple="true" id="file" />
    <input type="button" value="Upload" /> or clic "U"
</form>

ajax.js

$(':button').click(function(){
    var formData = new FormData($('form')[0]);
    $("#data").html(formData);
    $.ajax({
        url: 'upload.php',  //server script to process data
        type: 'POST',
        xhr: function() {  // custom xhr
            myXhr = $.ajaxSettings.xhr();
            if(myXhr.upload){ // check if upload property exists
                myXhr.upload.addEventListener('progress',progressHandlingFunction, false); // for handling the progress of the upload
            }
            return myXhr;
        },
        //Ajax events
        //beforeSend: beforeSendHandler,
        success: function(html) {
            $("#php").html(html);
            $("#file").val('');
        },
        error:function(html) {
            $("#php").html(html);
        },
        enctype: 'multipart/form-data',
        // Form data
        data: formData,
        //Options to tell JQuery not to process data or worry about content-type
        cache: false,
        contentType: false,
        processData: false
    });
});

Works fine in other browsers but in Opera and IE it is not working.

This is the CONSOLE(F12) erron on IE

SCRIPT5009: 'FormData' is undefined 
ajax.js, line 53 character 9

What should I do to solve the problem?

Press F12 in IE, go to the console tab, then trigger your code. It should output an error. Paste that error in your question — Kyle Macey, Aug 09 '12 at 19:06
SCRIPT5009: 'FormData' is undefined ajax.js, line 53 character 9 this is the code — Burhan Ibrahimi, Aug 09 '12 at 19:09

Kyle Macey · Answer 1 · 2012-08-10T01:22:58.140

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SCRIPT5009: 'FormData' is undefined ajax.js, line 53 character 9 this is the code

Assuming your error lies here, move your method for FormData above the code you posted above.

Example:

function FormData (form) {
   ....
}

$(':button').click(function(){
    var formData = new FormData($('form')[0]);
    $("#data").html(formData);
    $.ajax({
        url: 'upload.php',  //server script to process data
        type: 'POST'...

EDIT

Apparently, FormData is not supported in IE. You may, however, be able to use jQuery's serialize like so:

var formData = $('form').serialize();

edited Aug 10 '12 at 01:22

answered Aug 09 '12 at 20:29

Kyle Macey

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yess sure but what to do inside the function FormData (...) cus im beginer in java ??? – Burhan Ibrahimi Aug 09 '12 at 22:19
@ex3m.al You should already have a function like that somewhere... Maybe in a plugin that you're including? – Kyle Macey Aug 10 '12 at 00:05
i dont have any plugin exept jquery.min.1.6.js – Burhan Ibrahimi Aug 10 '12 at 01:17
I'm sorry, I didn't realize FormData was a function built into the browser. It's not supported in IE http://stackoverflow.com/a/9578251/628859 – Kyle Macey Aug 10 '12 at 01:20
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Edited with a possible alternative – Kyle Macey Aug 10 '12 at 01:23
@Kylie Macey in windows 8 and latest browsers it works fine did you tested with jQuery `serialize` ?? – Burhan Ibrahimi Feb 18 '13 at 22:42

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 06 '13 at 02:04

FormData class is only available for html 5 and html5 is supported on the latest version of the browser.

the problem is for IE even the latest has some security issue for uploading multiple files through ajax but u can upload one file.

if u insist uploading with ajax its better to use iframe or flash object to upload in the old browsers

jQuery AJAX Uploading system IE issue

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