I'm trying to make the user click once on a button with on-click function and initiate file upload, without making him pick the file through clicking first on "Choose File" which opens file dialog box. Is this possible through populating the files[0] object array or [object File] if I have the full absolute path of such a file ?
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Imagine a random page accessing files on your computer... – Yury Tarabanko Feb 08 '16 at 16:35
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Ok, I got what you mean But do you know the structure of files[0] object array or [object File] can you give me a simple example please – user2985035 Feb 08 '16 at 16:41
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Using_files_from_web_applications – tanenbring Feb 08 '16 at 16:42
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No, without user input allowing javascript direct access to the user's file system would pose a large security risk.
Check out this answer.

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Ok, thank you for your answer But do you know the structure of files[0] object array or [object File] can you give me a simple example please. – user2985035 Feb 08 '16 at 16:42