I reckon you should be allowed to specify a file, but of course the browser should prompt the user for permission first. Alas the PTB see things differently...
Of course Ive yet to meet a user who actually reads a dialog box before hitting ok, but the onus of responsibility would have been shifted to their head so its their problem if something bad happens ;-) <btw> Id take the oxen. I'd have enough trouble keeping one chook in line never mind 1024... </btw> -----Original Message----- From: James Mitchell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 12:14 To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: RE: The content of <html:file> tag You cannot set a default value for a file input. This is for security reasons. Think about it. The web just wouldn't be same if: <input type="file" name="whatever" value="C:\winnt\something\really\important.dat" style="display:none"> James Mitchell Software Engineer/Struts Evangelist http://www.open-tools.org "If you were plowing a field, which would you rather use? Two strong oxen or 1024 chickens?" - Seymour Cray (1925-1996), father of supercomputing > -----Original Message----- > From: Huynh Ngoc Huy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 9:56 PM > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: Re: The content of <html:file> tag > > > Because I've thought that there's no way to do that. > Is that right? > Huy > > --- Dan Tran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just curious, why do want to have a default value > > for html:file? > > Do you expect most likely that the user would enter > > same full path name of > > the client side file? > > -Dan > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Huynh Ngoc Huy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Struts Users Mailing List" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 4:31 PM > > Subject: Re: The content of <html:file> tag > > > > > > > Dear, > > > How can I set the initial value for <html:file> > > tag? > > > Thanks, > > > Huy > > > > > > --- "Craig R. McClanahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 15 Nov 2002, Huynh Ngoc Huy wrote: > > > > > > > > > Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 19:38:26 -0800 (PST) > > > > > From: Huynh Ngoc Huy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Reply-To: Struts Users Mailing List > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: The content of <html:file> tag > > > > > > > > > > Dear group, > > > > > How can we get the content of the > > <html:file> > > > > struts > > > > > tag ? > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Huy > > > > > > > > > > > > > You might want to look at the source code for > > the > > > > "struts-upload.war" > > > > example application to get a feel for the ways > > you > > > > can do this. > > > > > > > > Craig > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > > > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site > > > http://webhosting.yahoo.com > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site > http://webhosting.yahoo.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
