[SOLVED] Send a file from Angular to Node.js

Send a file from Angular to Node.js

I am creating a form to allow users to upload their files. I am using Angular for the front end and Node.js/MySQL for the backend. However, I am getting an error. When I try to send file from Angular to Node.js, the file doesn't get received. I read somewhere on stack overflow that one can send a file in the http headers. Can anybody tell me what am I doing wrong? Here's my code:

xxxx.component.html (Angular)

<div class="input-group">
    <div class="input-group-prepend">
 </div>
 <div class="custom-file">
   <input type="file" class="custom-file-input" [(ngModel)] = "fU" name = 
    "FileUpload" id="inputGroupFile01"
     aria-describedby="inputGroupFileAddon01" required>
     <label class="custom-file-label" for="inputGroupFile01">Choose file</label>
 </div>
</div>

xxxx.component.ts (Angular)

private onCreatePosts(form: NgForm)
{
    this.http.post('http://localhost:3000/post', form.value)
    .subscribe(responseData => {
      console.log(responseData);
    }
    ,error => {
      this.connectionToServerFailed = true;
    });
 }

Node.js

router.post("/post", (req, res) =>{
var fileupload = req.body.FileUpload;
console.log(fileupload);
console.log(fileupload.name);
})

Here's the output that I am getting when I try to upload a file:

C:\fakepath\testfile.docx
undefined

I have tried different things, but still unable to progress any further. Can anybody tell me why I am getting this error of undefined and fakepath.

EDIT: When I try to access the file, it only prints the path not the file. The angular Http request is only sending the path of the file not the file itself. EDIT: Editing this question again so, that somebody can help. EDIT: I have tried working with a lot of different things but nothing is working for me. The node.js is only getting the path of the file, not the file itself.

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