Can I use Jquery to implement a drag drop file from outside into web page (inter-Window drag drop) (like gmail attachment)?

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Can I use Jquery to implement a drag drop file into web page (like gmail attachment)?

Research so far has not shown existing examples:

https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=drag+and+drop
jQuery Drag and Drop Upload (yup, use Jquery, no sh**, sherlock, but HOW?)
http://ask.metafilter.com/48575/Drag-and-drop-across-browser-windows (It's possible, but discussion here a bit vague
Are there any good jQuery drag and drop file upload plugins? (Question asks for gmail drag and drop, but answer is drag drop items within same browser page window, not from outside, from another window as in gmail)

Did you try the plugin listed from the 'jQuery Drag and Drop Upload' link? — Nicholas Smith, Sep 29 '11 at 12:46
+1 I'll have look: I think you mean http://plugins.jquery.com/project/dnd-file-upload from the 2nd comment in: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4931257/jquery-drag-and-drop-upload/4938029#4938029 — therobyouknow, Sep 29 '11 at 13:01
I certainly do, [there's a how to on gcode](http://code.google.com/p/dnd-file-upload/wiki/howto) — Nicholas Smith, Sep 29 '11 at 13:02
+1 @Nicholas Smith - great. If it was an answer I would accept it unless there are better answers out there. (I don't think there are though). — therobyouknow, Sep 29 '11 at 13:52
@Nicholas Smith add your comments as an answer. Hopefully I will then be able to accept it. — therobyouknow, Sep 29 '11 at 14:43
let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/3900/discussion-between-nicholas-smith-and-rob) — Nicholas Smith, Sep 29 '11 at 15:26

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 29 '11 at 15:21

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Did you try the plugin listed from the 'jQuery Drag and Drop Upload' link? If you do then there's a how to on gcode.

answered Sep 29 '11 at 15:21

Nicholas Smith

+1 Accepted :) Thanks @Nicholas Smith I wasn't available for chat. Wonder if there is an Android app for stack overflow chat - that would have been handy :) – therobyouknow Sep 29 '11 at 22:07

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