not sure if this is what you're asking but we use the onchange event off the file anchor to call a javascript function that pulls the file type off and puts it in a hidden form variable.
Tommy Geist --- Douglas Knudsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What about using a Flex widget for this? The Flash > player can filter like > this. Though I have not tried this in a other OS > before. Check this out > http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/html/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Book_Parts&file=17_Networking_and_communications_173_6.html > > one caveat, IIRC, the only mime type sent is > > application/octet-stream > > DK > > > On 10/8/07, Justin Haygood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Most operating systems I use other than Windows > don't filter files based > > on > > file type. This includes OS X and GNOME on Linux? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Cody Wehunt > > Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 8:03 PM > > To: discussion@acfug.org > > Subject: RE: [ACFUG Discuss] Browser and File > Upload Filter? > > > > Thanks that is what i thought. However i disagree > with one > > point. Browsers > > could > > Interact with this dialog the same way other > applications do; they just > > dont. > > > > > > The terminology of files of type is windows > specific but i believe other > > oses > > support this as well but maybe with a different > name. > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "Tom McNeer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: discussion@acfug.org > > Sent: 10/8/2007 5:57 PM > > Subject: Re: [ACFUG Discuss] Browser and File > Upload Filter? > > > > Cody, > > > > On 10/8/07, Cody Wehunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > All the searching I have done on the net says > it is not possible. > > > > > > > True. The dialog box is the native OS file dialog, > and the browser cannot > > send it information. > > > > Besides, the "files of type" filter is > Windows-specific. > > > > -- > > Thanks, > > > > Tom > > > > Tom McNeer > > MediumCool > > http://www.mediumcool.com > > 1735 Johnson Road NE > > Atlanta, GA 30306 > > 404.589.0560 > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Annual Sponsor FigLeaf Software - > http://www.figleaf.com > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile > @ > > http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform > > > > For more info, see > http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > > Archive @ > http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > > List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Annual Sponsor FigLeaf Software - > http://www.figleaf.com > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile > @ > > http://www.acfug.org?fa=gin.edituserform > > > > For more info, see > http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > > Archive @ > http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > > List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Annual Sponsor FigLeaf Software - > http://www.figleaf.com > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile > @ > > http://www.acfug.org?falogin.edituserform > > > > For more info, see > http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > > Archive @ > http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > > List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Douglas Knudsen > http://www.cubicleman.com > this is my signature, like it? > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Annual Sponsor FigLeaf Software - > http://www.figleaf.com > > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ > > http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform > > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > Archive @ > http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. http://mobile.yahoo.com/mobileweb/onesearch?refer=1ONXIC ------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Sponsor FigLeaf Software - http://www.figleaf.com To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com -------------------------------------------------------------
