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Get the filename from upload form using Javascript

August 8, 2008 11 Comments

I needed a way to access the filename of a file being uploaded or attached using the input file from a form. So, I created a nice little function to achieve this. Hopefully it comes in handy for someone.

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<script>
function getNameFromPath(strFilepath) {
    var objRE = new RegExp(/([^\/\\]+)$/);
    var strName = objRE.exec(strFilepath);
    if (strName == null) {
        return null;
    }
    else {
        return strName[0];
    }
}
</script>
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Hello, my name is Richard Castera. I have more than 12 years of experience architecting, implementing, leading and launching large scale, high performance software products in a fast-paced agile environment.

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