Javascript / Client Side Development :: File Browser to determine the image path


	File Browser to determine the image path Hi, I have to give a browse button and you will be able to browse and pick the image path instead of typing it out. One more requirement will be the image will be residing on a shared machine in the network. I will do the transformation to fix the LAN file path to something via a web server. Kindly let me know how to start with it. Should I use a <input type ="file">. I also need to specify the initial path. TIA. Sakthi Yes,you must use a file input element (<input type="file"...) to let client select files. but this input must outside the form tag. when client user have selected a file ,you can copy the input element's value property to a hidden input element inside the form tag. and when client hit submit button,the file content so will not be submit. On 5?10?, ??2?00?, Maverick <sakthiyuva@gmail.com> wrote: - Hide quoted text - > Hi, > I have to give a browse button and you will be able to browse and pick > the image path instead of typing it out. One more requirement will be > the image will be residing on a shared machine in the network. > I will do the transformation to fix the LAN file path to something via > a web server. Kindly let me know how to start with it. Should I use a > <input type ="file">. I also need to specify the initial path. > TIA. > Sakthi On May 10, 7:00 am, Maverick <sakthiyuva@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > I have to give a browse button and you will be able to browse and pick > the image path instead of typing it out. One more requirement will be > the image will be residing on a shared machine in the network. > I will do the transformation to fix the LAN file path to something via > a web server. Kindly let me know how to start with it. Should I use a > <input type ="file">. I also need to specify the initial path. > TIA. > Sakthi the file input's value is read only to scripts for security reasons. Unless you have control over your users, you cannot use a prefix. Maverick <sakthiyuva@gmail.com> wrote: >Hi, >I have to give a browse button and you will be able to browse and pick >the image path instead of typing it out. One more requirement will be >the image will be residing on a shared machine in the network. >I will do the transformation to fix the LAN file path to something via >a web server. Kindly let me know how to start with it. Should I use a ><input type ="file">. I also need to specify the initial path. <input type="file"...> is the only way to get a "browse" button to let your user select a file. There is no way to specify an initial path, the value property of the element is read-only. And the element selects a file, not a directory or path. An ActiveX component, or something on that order that can get around normal web security restraints may be able to do what you want. -- Tim Slattery Slatter@bls.gov http://members.cox.net/slatteryt