I'm trying to fill a form and submit it using only JS.
For instance, in this page :
<form>
<input id="yourname" type="text"></input><br/>
<input id="yourfile" type="file"></input><br/>
<input type="submit"></input><br/>
</form>
I'm trying to use something like this to submit the form :
document.getElementById('yourname').value = 'Paul';
document.getElementById('yourfile').value = 'c:\users\admin\desktop\myfile.jpg';
document.forms[0].submit();
I know the second line of the script above will throw an exception. Instead, I could click on the input:
document.getElementById('myfile').value = 'Paul';
But this will open a window to select the file, but I can't fill this window using JS... can I?
Is there any workaround for this? Or is the only way to select a file in a web form manually?
...i can't fill this window using JS... or can i ?
No, you are not able to fill that form through JavaScript.
If you could, it would allow websites to take files from your computer without your knowledge, which would be a huge security violation. That's why it makes a window open on your desktop: so that the user knows that the site is trying to download a file.
[Are there] any [workarounds] for this or the only way to select a file in a web form is manually?
No, there are no workarounds for this feature.
As I said above, it would be a major security issue if you could do this, so the only way to get a file from a user is to use the popup window.