Primarily because the <input type="file"... tag is a FILE input tag, not a "select a directory" tag.
Aaron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Faircloth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 7:57 AM Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory... > Oh, yeah, yeah...I see what you're saying...I'm not thinking straight. > I can't pull files off the client's machine... > > But, wait...if I set up a CFFILE upload function that loops through the > directory that the client specifies...why wouldn't that work? > > I'm not accessing the client's machine (as Bryan mentioned), > the client has simply specified a directory for the CFFILE to look in. > > I would have the code loop through the directory that is specified, > "C:\Photos" compile the list, the use CFFILE to upload each photo > to my server one at a time... > > Why wouldn't that work? > > Rick > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 3:27 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory... > > > The Cold Fusion server cannot see the client's machine, not even for the one > file. > > The file is actually sent to the server by the client's browser as part of a > form. The browser is the software that finds the file and uploads it. The > server cannot see any files on the client's hard drive. > > Let's say you did as intended and had the browser send the folder name to > the server as a form variable. > The server would receive something like "C:\My photos\" > The server would try to look in that folder, and not find any photos, since > it would only have access to it's own C: drive, not the client's. > > Does this make sense? > > > Jerry Johnson > Web Developer > Dolan Media Company > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/09/05 03:26PM >>> > It will be a folder somewhere on the client's machine...I have no > access to it. > > Just figured there was a way for a user to designate a directory in CF > by browsing their machine... > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:198029 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
