[thelist] <input type="file"> default value

Michael Pemberton mpember at phreaker.net
Mon Oct 1 21:32:17 CDT 2001


I believe that IE will allow you to access the ".value" of a file input where NS
will not.  This may be the first step...

Joshua Olson wrote:

> No can do my friend.  Security concerns do not allow this.  Image the terror
> that could ensue if you set the default value to some sensitive file on the
> client machine!  No client that I know of supports this feature and none
> that I know of plan to.
>
> -joshua
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Beau Hartshorne" <beau at cubeinc.ca>
> Subject: [thelist] <input type="file"> default value
>
> : Hi list,
> :
> : Anyone know a way to have the <input type="file"> element contain a
> : default path/filename, like you would expect from:
> :
> : <input type="file" name="Image" value="C:\filename.gif">
>
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