$(function() { $("#file_upload").change(function() { var $file = $(this); var fileObj = $file[0]; var windowURL = window.URL || window.webkitURL; var dataURL; var $img = $("#preview"); if(fileObj && fileObj.files && fileObj.files[0]){ dataURL = windowURL.createObjectURL(fileObj.files[0]); $img.attr('src',dataURL); }else{ dataURL = $file.val(); var imgObj = document.getElementById("preview"); imgObj.style.filter = "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(sizingMethod=scale)"; imgObj.filters.item("DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader").src = dataURL; } }); });