topic Can an HTML file object be used directly as input for GP service? in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/can-an-html-file-object-be-used-directly-as-input/m-p/746500#M69075 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have a GP service which takes as input a GPDataFile. I want to be able to upload a file from a local machine and then let a GP service to process it. This functionality is working as expected when I use the Upload Item with ArcGIS Server.</P><P></P><P>However I am wondering if this is really necessary. Is it possible to supply the html file object directly?</P><P></P><P>HTML code to browse to a file.</P><PRE __default_attr="html" __jive_macro_name="code" class="jive_macro_code _jivemacro_uid_14307198650716484 jive_text_macro" data-renderedposition="134_8_913_16" jivemacro_uid="_14307198650716484"><P>&lt;input id="uploadInput" type="file" name="myFile"&gt;</P></PRE><P></P><P>JavaScript code to get the file. Returns an File object.</P><PRE __default_attr="javascript" __jive_macro_name="code" class="jive_macro_code jive_text_macro _jivemacro_uid_14307198947208561" data-renderedposition="192_8_913_16" jivemacro_uid="_14307198947208561"><P>document.getElementById("uploadInput").files[0]</P></PRE><P></P><P>Can this File object be given as input directly to a GP service which accepts GPDataFile as input?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 04 May 2015 06:16:30 GMT AlexeyTereshenkov 2015-05-04T06:16:30Z Can an HTML file object be used directly as input for GP service? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/can-an-html-file-object-be-used-directly-as-input/m-p/746500#M69075 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have a GP service which takes as input a GPDataFile. I want to be able to upload a file from a local machine and then let a GP service to process it. This functionality is working as expected when I use the Upload Item with ArcGIS Server.</P><P></P><P>However I am wondering if this is really necessary. Is it possible to supply the html file object directly?</P><P></P><P>HTML code to browse to a file.</P><PRE __default_attr="html" __jive_macro_name="code" class="jive_macro_code _jivemacro_uid_14307198650716484 jive_text_macro" data-renderedposition="134_8_913_16" jivemacro_uid="_14307198650716484"><P>&lt;input id="uploadInput" type="file" name="myFile"&gt;</P></PRE><P></P><P>JavaScript code to get the file. Returns an File object.</P><PRE __default_attr="javascript" __jive_macro_name="code" class="jive_macro_code jive_text_macro _jivemacro_uid_14307198947208561" data-renderedposition="192_8_913_16" jivemacro_uid="_14307198947208561"><P>document.getElementById("uploadInput").files[0]</P></PRE><P></P><P>Can this File object be given as input directly to a GP service which accepts GPDataFile as input?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 04 May 2015 06:16:30 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/can-an-html-file-object-be-used-directly-as-input/m-p/746500#M69075 AlexeyTereshenkov 2015-05-04T06:16:30Z Re: Can an HTML file object be used directly as input for GP service? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/can-an-html-file-object-be-used-directly-as-input/m-p/746501#M69076 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I don't believe so.&nbsp; You will need to use the geoprocessing service's upload function to get the file to the server. </P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 04 May 2015 19:19:39 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/can-an-html-file-object-be-used-directly-as-input/m-p/746501#M69076 BillDaigle 2015-05-04T19:19:39Z