dammit. i didn't realize it was a file field. i mean, it's not like it was mentioned in the subject AND in the first line of the post, right? :)
<sigh> yeah, Russ is spot on. On 11/14/06, Snake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If it were possible to set the value of a file field, then you would be able > to force/trick users into uploading any file form their PC. Thus why it is > not possible to do that. > > Russ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Les Mizzell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 15 November 2006 00:11 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: You can't set the value of a file field? > > You can't set the value of a file field? > > On a record edit form: > > <cfinput name="thumb" > type="file" > value="#EDITtestimonials.thumb#"> <input type="hidden" > name="current_thumb" value="#thumb#" /> > > > On submit, the hidden field is compared to the file field and if the two > match, then the field in the DB isn't updated. If they don't match, then the > user entered a new file, so the field is updated (after proper validation). > > So, the value attribute can't be a variable? I swear I've never seen this > before... > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:260440 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
