How to upload a file with JQueryMobile for an iphone/ipad?

Question

I have just started looking at JqueryMobile and want to know if the following is possible?

I want to be able to select a file (similar to in html) and then show some sort of dialogue that allows me to browse to a "folder" and select the file. It would then be up to me to send some sort of AJAX command to upload it to the server (where I am using Asp.net MVC 2)

Since I do not have access to an iPhone or iPad, I was told that I would only have access to the documents folder.

JD

Answer 1

You can't upload files using Safari and therefore JQueryMobile.

You can upload with ios 6 Safari as it now supports file upload from the gallery and some support for media capture

Answer 2

I'm not sure if it's possible to send files, but take a look at PhoneGap. It gives access to filesystem to apps written with html/js

Just to be clear - Phonegap's support for iOS is rather fresh at the moment.

Answer 3

Obviously, with Safari in the soon to arrive iOS 6, file upload works great. I've been doing some mobile web app development with the beta version, using the <input type="file" />, and it works great!