How to make a file field that only accept pdf and doc

Question

I need to accept only pdf and doc file using input type file.

<input type="file" id="test" name="test" accept="application/msword,text/plain, application/pdf"/>

This is working in windows, but in ubunthu, it only accept pdf file

try to this http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17992586/allow-only-pdf-doc-docx-format-for-file-upload — Rohit Azad Malik, Jul 13 '15 at 10:02

score 35 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 13 '15 at 10:05

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Change your code to this:

<input type="file" id="test" name="test" accept=".pdf,.doc"/>

The extensions should start with a dot "." and separated by a comma ","

answered Jul 13 '15 at 10:05

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Himanshu Soni · Answer 2 · 2018-08-12T11:40:56.587

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You can try accept attribute for performing this task. Example:- <input type="file" id="example" name="test" accept=".pdf,.docx"/> Just as simple as it is.

edited Aug 12 '18 at 11:40

answered Aug 12 '18 at 11:35

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It looks like they already know about `accept`, the problem is browser compatibility – Xander Aug 12 '18 at 11:45

How to make a file field that only accept pdf and doc

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