javascript handling fileupload through popup

Since the dawn of Ajax everyone tries to implement it even more often than before.


I, for instance happen to work on an old project, which already uses ajax technology for about 2 years. There is a form where the user can enter data and at one part you can add additional information indefinetly by clicking on a button which generates a popup to add the data, then click on save and the data is in the form.

Everything was fine, until i had to also add files ... and that was a little tricky. Everyone knows
that you can't change the value of a file input field for security reasons. But i had to find a way the user can add a file in the popup and then it apears in the form.

The idea took about 12 Seconds.. the implementation took longer ;-)

In the Popup i have a js Routine that sends the data to the js Function of the Form. I changed it so it also sends the File Input field with it. (document.getElementById();)

The Form Function takes the data and build the new elements into the dom. Now i look for the File Input Field and if i get it, i just append it where i need it.

So i have the Input Filed moved from the popup into my Form with all the data it has in it. Now i can submit the Form and get the Files i added in the popup.

Oblivion Quest "GoFish" (Warining Spoiler)

Since i have some Problems with that Quest and after searching found that i am not the only one i thought i just write a post for it. But warning, it's a spoiler, so if you don't want to know stop right here.. or here... or here ;-)

The main Problem with that Quest is to find the right Slaughterfishes, becouse the Green Marker will not show it to you after you killed about 6 of them. It will still show the location where the dead ones swim.

I am not completely sure yet, since i have not finished it yet but most of the threads i read say they have just left and made some other quests. After they went back there were additional fishes.

My guess is, there aren't all 12 Fishes there at the same time. You have to wait until new ones have been bread, only i don't know how long it takes and if you need at least one or two fishes alive for it.
I don't think they added it, but it would be funny if you killed all fishes in that water and there are no more fishes, since there are no descendeds any more.

I already killed all the ones i found and now i wait and go for some other quests, maybe the main quest, which i did'nt follow yet. If there are another Fishes then, we know.

Oblivion Teaser

Yesterday i got oblivion and well.. it's just great! I am not really able to tell much more, but in time i may write some impressions.

Until now i just played the tutorial and my first dungeon.. and the only thing that stopped me was my wife towing me into bed so i am able to work the next day ;-)

The only thing i want is a safe deposit ingame so i can keep their my precious stones and other things.

Now another adware: if you like some information about alcemy go to Darliandor's Alchemy Lab.