File inputs have traditionally been difficult to modify, for security
reasons. AFAIK, it shouldn't work in FF, either. Maybe it works only
because you're emptying it. I wonder if that would work if you tried
to set the value to some other string.
On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 11:39 AM, ezod <pured...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi there,
>
> I tried to "reset" a file input element by using "val()".
>
> <html>
> <head>
> <title>FooBar</title>
> </head>
> <script src="jquery.js"></script>
> <script>
> $(document).ready(function() {
>
> $("#resetMe").click(function () {
> $("#input1").val('');
> });
> });
> </script>
> <body>
>
> <form name="foo">
> <input id="input1" type="file" name="foobar">
> <br><br>
> <input id="resetMe" type="button" value="ResetMe!">
> </form>
>
> </body>
> </html>
>
> This works fine for FF, but IE doesn´t (re)set the value.
>
> Any hints?
>
> TIA
> ezod
>
