upload only *.xls file...

[Guest]

helo, how can i control from the client side to only upload *.xls files?
i want the upload box to only see xls file... thanks


Asha

 

[Guest]

Dear Asha,

You can check the file extension of the URL of the uploaded file and if its not .xls, then you can throw a msgbox or repsonse.write to inform the user to upload only xls files.

the input type=file's textbox is not settable, i mean you cant set values so may be you can alert the user and once they select a different (excel) file, the url will be overwritten.

if you want the code to check the file extension, i can give you.

thanks

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Hi Ahsa,

On the client side, you can access the path to the file as a string in the
"value" attribute of the "input type=file" field for uploading your file,
prior to submitting the form, as soon as they select it (using the
"onpropertychange" event handler for the "input type=file" element). It is a
string. Check the extension, and don't allow the user to submit the form
unless the form field is empty or the value has the correct file extension.

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Kevin Spencer
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