[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 26979] New: Sending a file with XmlHttpRequest.send() doesn't include boundary separators

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26979

           Summary: Sending a file with XmlHttpRequest.send() doesn't
                    include boundary separators
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows XP
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: HTML DOM
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: amla70 at gmail.com


Webkit does allow to send a file from an <input type="file"> with
XmlHttpRequest.send, but when it does so, the contents of the body sent to the
server are just the contents of the file, without the form boundaries like any
other form does.

In Firefox it's possible to call file.getAsBinary() to get the contents as a
string and manually construct the full form data and then send it with
XmlHttpRequest.sendAsBinary

The current behavior means that special coding is required at the server end to
accept this special uploads, it's not possible to change only the client side
to get an ajax upload as it's possible with the Firefox system.

This problem might need to be fixed before multiple files upload
(https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25923) is possible, or all the files
would be sent one after another.

Ideally, when sending a file, the 
Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=--42147134553451418--

header should be added, and in the body the boundary should be created also,
that would make it very easy to use. The missing part is the field name...

--42147134553451418--
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="NewFile"; filename="myPic.jpg"
Content-Type: application/octet-stream

But the important part is to have some method to properly send the file as a
normal form would do, without any change to the server code to parse "raw"
data. (it does lack even the file name!)

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