Multi-file, simultaneous, drag-and-drop file uploads in the browser without ActiveX?

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Published on 2010-04-07T00:10:42Z Indexed on 2010/04/07 0:13 UTC
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I like how Windows Skydrive lets you drag files into Internet Explorer where an ActiveX component uploads those files to your Skydrive account in a queue.

This avoids the cumbersome traditional HTML approach where you present multiple "Browse" buttons and the user has to select individual files one by one, click Upload and then select more files after the first batch completes.

What I'm not sure is how the same effect could be achieved in a web app without ActiveX.

Any suggestions?

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