HTML File Uploads in 5 Minutes (Plus Some JavaScript Features)

Learn to upload files using HTML, the file input type, and multipart form-data. We'll also add a bit of extra logic with JavaScript to show a preview of a video.

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[christopheanfry]

I like it. Working with Python and backend frameworks made me rediscover how to deal with html form rather than the jsx way. HTML forms are very powerful and let us do a ton of useful things. Thanks for this video.

[john.m.berger]

Hey James! Nice video. Are you using Arc browser? Are you liking it?

[israelstoba]

thanks for always giving out good content to us...but please can you make a video on how to submit html form data with an image to the Xata database using pure Vanilla JavaScript...please!!!

[freeman]

Hey, what’s the meaning of “const formupi =document.getelement() as htmlvideoelement”. What’s the role of “as”?

[Danish_Irwan]

Does Javascript can create a function to send a Folder into another Folder on a local disk?

[shikhar]

how do we change the name of the video

[Madhu-cyih]

How can i get excelsheet data as html input

[sanjai]

thanks for not showing the api part which is actually necessary

[thefakelewy]

I thought I knew how html worked until you typed <form>😭