get file path from browse button - do not upload the file

I have multiple browse buttons on my page. I want to save the path of the files selected by the user and not upload the files themselves. Security i开发者_运维问答s not an issue since the page is on on intranet.

Is it possible to get the file path (file name included) so that I can store this value in the database?

Nope, you can not get it reliably.

For example, some browsers will return c:\fakepath\file.jpg.

Assuming your has an id of upload this should hopefully do the trick:

var fullPath = document.getElementById('upload').value;
if (fullPath) {
        var startIndex = (fullPath.indexOf('\\') >= 0 ? fullPath.lastIndexOf('\\') : fullPath.lastIndexOf('/'));
        var filename = fullPath.substring(startIndex);
        if (filename.indexOf('\\') === 0 || filename.indexOf('/') === 0) {
                filename = filename.substring(1);
        }
        alert(filename);
}

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