Timothy: As you seem to have already found out, most browsers tend to ignore the ACCEPT attribute. You might try ACCEPT="application/vnd.ms-excel" since that is the correct mime-type for Excel files but I still doubt that it would work in most major browsers.
Your best bet, as has already been suggested, is to use JavaScript to scan the value of the INPUT field (onChange) to check the last 4 characters of the filename. Just be sure to note the concerns mentioned in the other emails. -- Mosh Teitelbaum evoch, LLC Tel: (301) 942-5378 Fax: (301) 933-3651 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.evoch.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Claremont, Timothy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 12:09 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: CFFILE Input Filter? > > > Can anyone tell me if I can filter the input on a CFFILE input screen? I > know I can filter what the server will accept, and throw an error, but I > would like to prevent users from even attempting to upload anything but > an Excel file if possible. > > In other words, when the user clicks the button to browse their own > computer for the file that they want to upload, I want it to only > display the .XLS files, instead of ALL files. > > Apparently the following code does not achieve this: > > <input type="file" name="filetoupload" size="75" > accept="application/msexcel"> > > Thanks in advance! > > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please delete. > it. > Thank you, > ViaHealth > > ********************************************************************** > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
