[thelist] changing link text on-the-fly with JavaScript

Sarah poohbear at designshift.com
Fri Mar 7 09:52:16 CST 2003


>from what I understand about what you want, I'm not certain it's
>possible, for security reasons.
>
>file upload boxes are generally a don't-touch area for JavaScript
>because if it was possible to manipulate them, then a sneaky webmaster
>could grab a copy of your files without you knowing.

I tried a variation on the code Chris sent, and you are right, I got an
"Access Denied" error when trying to get at the value of the file upload
field. I guess I will have to go with a server-side solution for this.
Thanks to both of you for your help!

Sarah




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