Uma, When your user submits the form that they've used to select the file they want to upload, you'll have to upload it - right then. AFAIK, there's not a way to, at some later point in time, poke a value into a html:file input field -- per the HTML spec, I believe.
You have to upload the file when they choose it. I *could* be wrong, but I don't think I am. You could give the user the ability to "finalize" their selection by showing a confirmation page prior to actually committing the image (saving it to DB or whatever you're doing iwth it). I could be wrong about this, but I'm fairly sure I'm not. If I am, someone will no doubt let me know. If I recall correctly, this is a kind of security measure. Imagine someone going to a site, and that site filling in an html:file with some file that could expose their machine to a hacker attack. The site grabs the file without the user choosing it because they clicked a submission button. That's a definite bad thing to do IMHO, and is likely why it is disallowed. On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 21:22:01 -0800, Dakota Jack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, Uma, > > Let's start over. Forget about anything but telling me from a user's > point of view what you want to do. You have a user using a browser > and wanting to do something with files. If the file is on the server, > then we are talking about a download. If the file is on the client > (user machine), then we are talking about an upload. Tell me what the > user wants to do with the files. From what you have said I might > guess right, but I cannot know for sure. > > Jack > > -- > "You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it float on its back." > > ~Dakota Jack~ > > "You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep." > > ~Native Proverb~ > > "Each man is good in His sight. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows." > > ~Hunkesni (Sitting Bull), Hunkpapa Sioux~ > > ----------------------------------------------- > > "This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. > If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the > addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take any action based > on this message or any information herein. If you have received this > message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail > and delete this message. Thank you for your cooperation." -- Eddie Bush --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
