How to open select file dialog via js?

Question

$(\'#id\').click();

It doesn\'t work on Chrome 26 on Mac OS.

The problem actually is creation "upload" widget that can be integrated in

Answer 1

First Declare a variable to store filenames (to use them later):

var myfiles = [];

Open File Dialog

$('#browseBtn').click(function() {
    $('').on('change', function () {
        myfiles = this.files; //save selected files to the array
        console.log(myfiles); //show them on console
    }).click();
});

i'm posting it, so it may help someone because there are no clear instructions on the internet to how to store filenames into an array!