I've never gotten that to work for me. It always complains about object
required or access denied when I refer to a client side file upload. It is
my understanding that JavaScript can not access the content of the input
type due to security issues.
I will have to try your method.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Lugassy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 5:26 AM
Subject: Re: input type='file'
> <form action="something.cfm" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data"
> name="uploadForm" OnSubmit="return allowedExt(this.filefield.value);">
>
> this is the form heading.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bryan LaPlante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 10:44 AM
> Subject: Re: input type='file'
>
>
> > I have a question about your script. Assuming the input looks like so
> > <form name="foo">
> > <input type="file" name="bar">
> > </form>
> > does your script refer to the input as document.foo.bar.value;
> > If so how did you work around the access denied js error that the
browser
> > gives me when I try this?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael Lugassy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 4:25 AM
> > Subject: Re: input type='file'
> >
> >
> > > I had the same problem, it's ain't possible.
> > > What I used is to open a window indicating
> > > only .jpeg or .gif is allowed and then used a javascript
> > > to check what file was inserted in the formfield (before
> > > uploading, not after): take a look:
> > >
> > > <script>
> > > extensions = new Array(".JPG",".GIF",".gif",".jpg")
> > > function allowedExt(fileType){
> > > var extension = fileType.substring(fileType.length-4,
fileType.length)
> > > for (var i = 0; i < extensions.length; i++) {
> > > if (extension == extensions[i]) {
> > > return true
> > > break
> > > }
> > > }alert(errorMsg()); return false
> > > }
> > >
> > > function errorMsg(){
> > > alertTxt = "Please select one of the following file types: \n\r"
> > > for (var i = 2; i < extensions.length; i++){
> > > alertTxt += extensions[i] + " "
> > > {
> > > }
> > > }return alertTxt
> > > }
> > >
> > >
> > > Hope this helps.
> > >
> > > Bye.
> > >
> > > Michael Lugassy
> > > Interactive Music Ltd.
> > >
> >
>
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