How to change the Text of the browse button in the FileUpload Control (System.Web.UI.WebControls)

I want to change the Text of the browse button in the FileUpload Control (System.Web.UI.WebControls), instead of the [Browse…] text I want to use […]

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Method 1

This is old, but wanted to offer another solution. You can use jQuery on a standard HTML hyperlink and fire asp:FileUpload on click of the HREF. Just hide the asp:FileUpload at design and doctor the href any way you’d like.

Link

<a href="#" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" id="lnkAttachSOW">Attach File</a>

asp:FileUpload

<asp:FileUpload ID="fuSOW" runat="server" style="visibility:hidden;"/>

Then the jQuery:

$("#lnkAttachSOW").click(function () {
    $("#fuSOW").click();
});

Method 2

This isn’t technically possible for security purposes, so the user cannot be misled.

However, there are a couple of workarounds, although these require working with the raw HTML rather than the .NET server control – take a look at http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/inputfile.html for one example.

Method 3

This was how I did it in .NET using AsynchFileUpload and JavaScript…

<asp:Button ID="bUploadPicture" runat="server" Text="Upload Picture"
    OnClientClick="document.getElementById('<%=tFileUpload1.ClientID%>')
        .click();return (false);" />

<div style="display:none;visibility:hidden;">
     <asp:AsyncFileUpload ID="tFileUpload1" runat="server" 
        OnUploadedComplete="tFileUpload1_UploadedComplete" />
</div>

Method 4

Some third party tools provide this option. For example, we use the Telerik Upload control:

Changing the text of the Browse/select button

Example of Rad Upload control

Method 5

You could use another button and java script to trigger upload browse button, Check this cute and simple solution How to change Text in FileUpload control

Hope this help.

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