Also in response to dean's suggestion to try to determine what type of file it is by digging deeper... that ain't so easy to do. Tried it once and gave up due to complexity. I did end up invoking the virus scanner on a file and limited the extension on the backend. So if someone tried to upload some crazy file it just deleted it and notified them that there was a problem.
To filter the client side use the flash widget, i think you can also use that upload widget in CF's flash forms. I do remember that there is a hack to get it to work in CF 7. It was available from the asfusion folks though. -Steven On 10/11/07, Cody Wehunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yep. Thanks. I was just wanting to filter it at the client side so there > was less confusion for people not used to submitting files. > > Cody > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Forrest C. > Gilmore > Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 9:39 PM > To: discussion@acfug.org > Subject: Re: [ACFUG Discuss] Browser and File Upload Filter? > > > Assuming you are using CFFile to do the upload, you can specify the types of > files that can be uploaded by using the Accept attribute. Only files of the > type specified in the tag will be uploaded. > > Forrest C. Gilmore > =============================== > Cody Wehunt wrote: > > Has anyone found out how to use filters when uploading files from a form? > > > > For example I would like to when the user clicks browse button and > > recieves "Choose File" Dialog box to have the "Files of Type" filter set. > > > > All the searching I have done on the net says it is not possible. > > > > Thanks > > > > Cody > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Annual Sponsor - Figleaf Software <http://www.figleaf.com> > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ > > http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform > > > > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ > > http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > > List hosted by FusionLink <http://www.fusionlink.com> > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Annual Sponsor FigLeaf Software - http://www.figleaf.com > > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ > http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform > > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ > http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Annual Sponsor FigLeaf Software - http://www.figleaf.com > > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ > http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform > > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- Steven Ross web application & interface developer http://blog.stevensross.com [mobile] 404-488-4364 [fax] 267-482-4364 [ AIM / Yahoo! : zeriumsteven ] [googleTalk : nowhiding ] ------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Sponsor FigLeaf Software - http://www.figleaf.com To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com -------------------------------------------------------------