Almost a year ago there was a thread about this issue (ability to set the filename for a Blob) : http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2011AprJun/1342.html
2012/5/11 Bronislav Klučka <[email protected]> > Hi, > currently File object cannot be constructed, only Blob can. > I'm currently implementing XHR blob upload, that blob can either be File > (selected by user) or programatically created Blob. > On server side : > 1/ In case of File, I get file name as part of the file metadata (name, > size, type, etc) > 2/ In case of Blob, I cannot specify name and I have to send it as > additional parameter and ignore name metadata > > sending multiple files/blobs at once can be a mess > > is there a reason, while File cannot be created? It is Blob with has name > and lastModifyDate . > http://dev.w3.org/2006/webapi/**FileAPI/#file<http://dev.w3.org/2006/webapi/FileAPI/#file> > > Could there be File constructor, that would work as Blob constructor with > 3rd parameter specifying the name of the file and lastModifiedDate set to > creation date > > Brona Klucka > > >
