Set default file names in the upload

[Zhiyong Li <Zh...@ibiomatics.com>]

This may not be a direct Struts question. But I hope to get the response
from here ...

In using the file upload, which is <FORM name=frmGroup ACTION=""
METHOD="POST" ENCTYPE="multipart/form-data" onsubmit="return false;">, I
would like to set a default value for the file name. However, I cannot
find a way to accomplish this. These are the approaches I tried;

	<input type="FILE" name="F0" size=35 value="aa"
class="propertyDetail"> <br>

or 

	function setDefaultName(){
		document.frmGroup.F0.value="c:\\temp";
	}

I am using IE 5. I was told that for the security reason, the browser
does not allow you to do this. I would like to confirm on that. 
 
Thanks for your help,
Zhiyong Li
Platform Development
iBiomatics LLC ,  a SAS Company
(919) 653-2746
Zhiyong.Li@iBiomatics.com

Re: Set default file names in the upload

[Sean <ja...@wideasleep.com>]

Set default file names in the uploadMy experience with HTML and Forms is that they do NOT allow you to value of a File input form element dynamically or by specifying a default value in the HTML.  Yes, this is a security thing and I thank them for that, don't want any strange hidden File elements off screen accidently submitting my Quicken files to a server.

Sean
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Zhiyong Li 
  To: struts-user@jakarta.apache.org 
  Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 7:01 AM
  Subject: Set default file names in the upload


  This may not be a direct Struts question. But I hope to get the response from here ... 

  In using the file upload, which is <FORM name=frmGroup ACTION="" METHOD="POST" ENCTYPE="multipart/form-data" onsubmit="return false;">, I would like to set a default value for the file name. However, I cannot find a way to accomplish this. These are the approaches I tried;

          <input type="FILE" name="F0" size=35 value="aa" class="propertyDetail"> <br> 

  or 

          function setDefaultName(){ 
                  document.frmGroup.F0.value="c:\\temp"; 
          } 

  I am using IE 5. I was told that for the security reason, the browser does not allow you to do this. I would like to confirm on that. 

   
  Thanks for your help, 
  Zhiyong Li 
  Platform Development 
  iBiomatics LLC ,  a SAS Company 
  (919) 653-2746 
  Zhiyong.Li@iBiomatics.com