I don't think you could do this with a <file> tag, but I do think you could do it with a facade <text> tag using JavaScript acting as a facde for the <file> tag.
On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 18:45:07 -0500, Frank W. Zammetti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ah, didn't see this until I posted that form code :) > > This is what I was talking about with the "better ways to present the UI > " comment. I would have to test it, but I *think* you should be able to > have a single <file> element that is visible, with a number of hidden > ones, and for each file you select with the visible one you actually > populate a hidden one. Maybe have a listbox that the files get added > to, and the user can remove existing items or add new ones, something > along those lines (I'm thinking out loud here). > > There might be some scripting security issues there, I'd have to play a > bit, but I suspect it might work. That would give you your single > browse and upload button like you want. > > If this is something that is interesting to enough people, I would mind > throwing a real tag together with some options and such, perhaps a > couple of different UI presentations, etc. > > -- > Frank W. Zammetti > Founder and Chief Software Architect > Omnytex Technologies > http://www.omnytex.com > > Rakefet Bitton wrote: > > Frank W. Zammetti <fzlists <at> omnytex.com> writes: > > > > > >>You can have as many <file> elements in a form as you want, and you can > >>process them all at once. My web host (LunarPages) has a decent file > >>manager, one of the functions it has is the ability to upload up to 12 > >>files at a time. > >> > >>I don't know of any single tag to render such a form, but that's really > >>what you need, and it should be trivial to write (although I'd bet it > >>exists somewhere). It's the server-side processing that *could* be > >>tricky (although I think Commons Upload would deal with it just fine, > >>probably give you a collection or something, I forget what the interface > >>looks like.) > >> > > > > > > > > Yes, you can have as many <file> elements as you want on a form. But > > wouldn't > > you have a "browse" button for each <file> element? What I was hoping is > > that > > when the user selects the "browse" button and the file chooser comes up, > > they > > could select more then 1 file. Do you know how I might do this? > > > > Thanks, > > Rocky Bitton > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- "You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it float on its back." ~Dakota Jack~ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
