also u do not need to remember the path as this is the default behaviour of windows. When you open a browse window it always takes you to the last location you used.
On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 12:15 AM, Dave Watts <dwa...@figleaf.com> wrote: > > > Using <input type="file" works great to let a user point to a file... > > but how do you let the user browse and point to a Directory? > > > > I am trying to figure out how to let a user browse to a particular > > directory location on their network and then capture that location for > > future use. In this instance the application will always look in this > > location for files that it needs to process for the user. > > There's nothing built into HTML to capture a directory path. Also, > browsers won't let you store a directory path for later use, for > security reasons - the user always has to choose the file directly. > > Adobe AIR is a nice alternative here. Downloadable applications can do > all sorts of things that browsers won't allow. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > http://training.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on > GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:337845 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
