FileToDataURI

FileToDataURI is a jQuery plugin that allow you to retrieve the content (base64 encoded) of a local file using the HTML5 File API or using a Flash application if the File API is not available.

It can be very useful under some not-so-modern browsers like IE7/8/9.

How to use

You can find the full documentation in the "docs" directory.

Example

HTML:

<button id="file-button">Select an image</button>
<div id="file-content"></div>

JavaScript:

$('#file-button').FileToDataURI({
	onSelect: function(files) {
		// Select the first file
		var file = files[0];

		// Write his content in the document
		$('#file-content').text(file);
	}
});

You can see a working example in the "example" directory.

Flash application compilation

Install the Flex SDK and run the following command :

$ ./bin/mxmlc FileToDataURI.as

And that's it !

TODO

• Multiple file selection
• Better mime-type generation

Licenses

FileToDataURI.as is licensed under the MIT License.

The Base64 library, by Jean-Philippe Auclair, is licensed under the MIT License.