HTML + <input type="File">

[Bhavin]

Hi
I'm trying to set default value for input type file.

<input type="File" name="tx_pdffile" accept="*.pdf"
class="boxText" value="abc.pdf">

but this value (abc.pdf) doesnt appear in the text box..

Whats the solution???

Bhavin

 

[Ray at]

You cannot specify a default value, unless your users are running like
Internet Explorer 1.0 or something. This is a security issue, and you
cannot control this. If this were possible, people would make a form with
<input type=file value=C:\mycreditcardnumbers.txt> and then
document.formname.submit() it onload.

Ray at home

 

[Aaron Bertrand [MVP]]

I'm trying to set default value for input type file.

Nope, can't be done. Thankfully. Your user will have to browse for the
file.