Is it possible to select and upload multiple files at one time in Internet Explorer?

I'm writing a form to select and upload multiple files at one time. This seems to be a pretty straight forward task in FF and Chrome but appears to be a limitation in IE 7.

Are there any suggest开发者_运维技巧ed workarounds?

This is an internal application for my company's intranet and IE is the default browser. There is now word on upgrading to IE 8 or 9, does anybody know if this would make a difference?

What is happening under the hood which which makes IE different from FF and Chrome in this instance? I know this is a lot but specifically to selecting and uploading files.

Thanks, Russell

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IE 7 currently does not (and probably never will) implement the multiple option for file upload input elements which Chrome/FF/Safari/Opera implement. Therefore there is no script/HTML support for receiving multiple files with a single HTML input.

The only option you have for multiple file upload with a single input object is either a Flash-based solution or an Active X control. Alternatively you can create multiple file input elements using javascript.