to put it simply, you can't...
but you could put an input type of text with a link or a button next to it
manually, and then on the onClick of either this button or link open a
secondary window running a PHP script that reads a particular directory
structure with full navigation support. Then when the user clicks a
filename, place that into the input in the first window and close the
secondary window.
However, this would require JavaScript and a full recursive directory
browser script in PHP. I have something similiar to this in a content
manager script I've written, but it doesn't check other directories. It
picks an image from an /ImageLibrary/ directory, allowing the user to
preview an image, upload new images, delete images, rename images, but most
importantly pick a filename. Then it populates a field in the content
manager screen for saving to a database.
Joseph E. Sheble
a.k.a. Wizaerd
Wizaerd's Realm
Canvas, 3D, Graphics,
ColdFusion, PHP, and mySQL
http://www.wizaerd.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry Lake [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 4:57 PM
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> Subject: [PHP] input type=file
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>
> this doesn't relate directly to PHP,
> but it will when I am done.
>
> How can I create a file input that
> reads from a directory on the server
> instead of the users machine
>
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