function fileInputHanlder() { console.log("WIN"); var file = document.getElementById("fileUpload").files[0]; if (file) { var reader = new FileReader(); reader.readAsText(file, "UTF-8"); reader.onload = function (evt) { document.getElementById("fileUpload").innerHTML = evt.target.result; console.log( evt.target.result); document.getElementById("textArea").value = evt.target.result }; reader.onerror = function (evt) { document.getElementById("fileUpload").innerHTML = "error reading file"; }; } }