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AdamGold says

Hey ThemeForest developers

I need some help with HTML5 .. In my latest item I am using HTML5 techniques that include FileReader. The FileReader function only works in Chrome & FireFox, so I am looking for an alternative which will work in all of the other browsers.

Thanks Adam

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CreatingDrew says

Check out https://github.com/Modernizr/Modernizr/wiki/HTML5-Cross-browser-Polyfills

I think there is one in there that patches the FileReader API in non supporting browsers.

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AdamGold says

CreatingDrew said
Check out https://github.com/Modernizr/Modernizr/wiki/HTML5-Cross-browser-Polyfills I think there is one in there that patches the FileReader API in non supporting browsers.

http://sandbox.knarly.com/js/dropfiles/

I think this is the one, right? I didn’t fully understand what exactly does it do? His demo uses FileReader() and it doesn’t work in Safari.. Thank you very much!

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AdamGold says

Drew, please? I am really hopeless.

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CreatingDrew says

AdamGold said
Drew, please? I am really hopeless.

I missed your reply earlier, doh! Sorry Adam, I am just aware of the page I linked you to, but I don’t have a bunch of experience using FileReader unfortunately.

Want me to move this to the CodeCanyon forums to see if that might help?

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AdamGold says

CreatingDrew said

AdamGold said
Drew, please? I am really hopeless.

I missed your reply earlier, doh! Sorry Adam, I am just aware of the page I linked you to, but I don’t have a bunch of experience using FileReader unfortunately.
Want me to move this to the CodeCanyon forums to see if that might help?

Yeah sure, thank you very much Drew

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