off the top of my head... try an onfocus="this.blur();" in the file input field. of course, that'll only work if JS is enabled in the browser.
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 6:12 AM, Robert Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here's an interesting problem for which I have no solution. Using CFFORM > enctype="multipart/form-data" to allow upload of a file. The file upload is > OPTIONAL, so it's either blank or has a file. That's no problem. > > However, if the user types something into the file field, the submit button > just stops working. No error message at all. Just a dead form. > > I can't find any validation routine for CFFILE, nor can I find any suitable > java script. > > HOW CAN I EITHER PREVENT THE USER FROM TYPING IN THE CFFILE FIELD (Browse > button only), OR GIVE THEM A MESSAGE WHEN THERE IS AN INCORRECT VALUE IN THE > FIELD. ANY THOUGHTS???? > > Sample code below: > > > <cfform name="form" action="postmsg2.cfm" enctype="multipart/form-data" > method="post" ScriptSrc="_scripts/cfform.js"> > > <cfinput type="text" name="message" required="yes" message="Please > enter a message." > > > <cfinput type="file" name="file" enctype="multipart/form-data"> > (OFFENDING FIELD, TYPED VALUE KILLS POST) > > <input type="submit" name="update" value="Post Message" style="margin-right: > 8px;"> > </cfform> > > > Robert B. Harrison > Director of Interactive services > Austin & Williams > 125 Kennedy Drive, Suite 100 Hauppauge NY 11788 > T : 631.231.6600 Ext. 119 > F : 631.434.7022 > www.austin-williams.com > > Great advertising can't be either/or... It must be &. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:307254 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
