RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-26 Thread Rick Faircloth
oy, this group loves to talk, or type, > rather... :o) > > Rick > > -Original Message- > From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 12:47 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to

Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-26 Thread Crow T. Robot
o talk, or type, rather... :o) > > Rick > > -Original Message- > From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 12:47 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page > it's on? > > Rick

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-26 Thread Rick Faircloth
Friday, May 26, 2006 12:47 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? Rick Faircloth wrote: > What he's throwing in is not logical, but illogical, from a common > sense point of view. > > But we shouldn't be hyp

Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-26 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Rick Faircloth wrote: > What he's throwing in is not logical, but illogical, from a > common sense point of view. > > But we shouldn't be hypothesizing...that proves nothing. Are you suggesting we all go get traffic accidents so we have some facts instead of a hypothesis? :) Jochem ~~~

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-25 Thread Rick Faircloth
ject: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? > It is a very interesting topic...I would love to be able to > find some actual accident/injury stats just to see how the > equation works itself out... Google is your friend: http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-25 Thread Rick Faircloth
Agreed -Original Message- From: Dave Francis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 11:09 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? Helmet (and seat belt) laws attempt to protect people from themselves,

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-25 Thread Dave Francis
Message- From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 9:09 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? I see your point, BUT, wouldn't car accidents be *less* dangerous and injurious if people in car

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-25 Thread Dave Watts
> It is a very interesting topic...I would love to be able to > find some actual accident/injury stats just to see how the > equation works itself out... Google is your friend: http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/TSFAnn/TSF2001.pdf > I see your point, BUT, wouldn't car accidents be *le

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-25 Thread Rick Faircloth
uson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 3:53 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? But, even very minor accidents, when they involve uncovered motorcyclists lead overwhelmingly often to critical injury or deat

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-25 Thread Rick Faircloth
oney...because if we all strapped them > on all the time, we certainly would save both. > > Rick > > -Original Message- > From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 12:13 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Any reason why a file field can be s

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-25 Thread Mike Klostermeyer
y 25, 2006 3:53 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? But, even very minor accidents, when they involve uncovered motorcyclists lead overwhelmingly often to critical injury or death, whereas minor accidents involving non-moto

Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-25 Thread Josh Nathanson
Message - From: "Rick Faircloth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 1:38 PM Subject: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? > What he's throwing in is not logical, but illogical, from a &

Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-25 Thread Ken Ferguson
tainly would save both. > > Rick > > -Original Message- > From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 12:13 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the > page it's on? > > >

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-25 Thread Rick Faircloth
From: Mike Klostermeyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 12:36 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? There you go again, Dave. You need to really stop throwing logic into these conversations. It gets really

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-25 Thread Rick Faircloth
ubject: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? > Once I see all motorists, whether driving a car, truck, or > motorcycle forced to wear helmets to protect the state from > the costs of uninsured motorists' injuries, then I'll believe >

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-25 Thread Rick Faircloth
I see, said the blind man... -Original Message- From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 11:49 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? > any malicious programmer could exploit it in their

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-25 Thread Mike Klostermeyer
There you go again, Dave. You need to really stop throwing logic into these conversations. It gets really annoying. :) Mike -Original Message- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 11:13 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Any reason why a file field can be

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-25 Thread Dave Watts
> Once I see all motorists, whether driving a car, truck, or > motorcycle forced to wear helmets to protect the state from > the costs of uninsured motorists' injuries, then I'll believe > lawmakers created a helmet law which is fair, worthy of > respect, and doesn't just single out a particula

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-25 Thread Dave Watts
> So, to enable the kind of functionality I'm proposing would > mean to provide complete open access to all files on a site > visitor's system? Yes. > However, since Javascript and Active X have been suggested as > alternatives to accomplish my programming goals, how can > Javascript or Activ

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-25 Thread Dave Watts
> I guess it wouldn't be possible to allow the functionality > only when a user is uploading files from their own system and > not from an external source? It doesn't matter where the files come from. If I'm using a browser, I don't want it to be able to arbitrarily upload ANY file without my

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-25 Thread Ian Skinner
> any malicious programmer could exploit it in their own web pages You mean that a malicious programmer could be hired by someone to code web pages for them and then take advantage of the person hiring them. Am I understanding? No you do not understand! I am saying if this feature existed.

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-25 Thread Rick Faircloth
to select to "Do not use currently selected file" in order to delete the previously uploaded file... ? Rick -Original Message- From: Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 6:14 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back

Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-25 Thread Jim
e- > From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 5:01 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the > page it's on? > > > Rick Faircloth wrote: > >>> any malicious prog

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-25 Thread Rick Faircloth
ive X alternatives do? Rick -Original Message- From: Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 5:51 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? I could make a website which has a form and filefield pre populated with

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-25 Thread Rick Faircloth
--- From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 5:01 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? Rick Faircloth wrote: >> any malicious programmer could exploit it in their own web pages > >

Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-25 Thread Jim
ycle. So, if it doesn't affect them, > they don't care. > > Rick > > -Original Message- > From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 1:32 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the > page

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-25 Thread Rick Faircloth
ogous to the HTML security issue on the table. Rick -Original Message- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 1:36 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? > I didn't say I couldn't

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-25 Thread Rick Faircloth
- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 1:32 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? > You mean that a malicious programmer could be hired by > someone to code web pages for them and then t

Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-25 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Rick Faircloth wrote: >> any malicious programmer could exploit it in their own web pages > > You mean that a malicious programmer could be hired by someone > to code web pages for them and then take advantage of the person > hiring them. Am I understanding? No. > But, like I said in another p

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Dave Watts
> I didn't say I couldn't live with it rather than use another > option...but I don't see why the W3C felt they had to force > that particular security element on everyone. > > It's the same problem I have with lawmakers telling me I have > to wear a helmet when I ride my motorcycle...it's my

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Dave Watts
> You mean that a malicious programmer could be hired by > someone to code web pages for them and then take advantage of > the person hiring them. Am I understanding? > > If that's the case, then I still think that burden should be > on the person hiring the programmer...get someone you > tru

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Rick Faircloth
don't understand all the security issues surrounding the decision, so I won't pass final judgment on the W3C without better understanding... Rick -Original Message- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 5:52 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Any re

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Rick Faircloth
To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? Rick Faircloth wrote: > IMHO...too much W3C control exercised... If you don't like it, choose another option. It is your own choice to use HTML. There are plenty of other options you c

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Dave Watts
> Yep...looks like you're absolutely right...resubmission > deletes the value from the field...bummer...I undestand the > security risk, but this is a secured area, I'm the only > programmer, so the risk is practically non-existent. > > Seems to me the choice to take the risk should be mine...

Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Rick Faircloth wrote: > IMHO...too much W3C control exercised... If you don't like it, choose another option. It is your own choice to use HTML. There are plenty of other options you can use that put the security line in a different place. Only thing is that people usually are very reluctant to

Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Bryan Stevenson
>I see your point...but what about the fact that it's behind > a secured area, with only certain people who have access, > and only certain programmers (me, in this case) who have > access to the code? > > If my client and I both agreed to take the risk, why shouldn't > we be able to choose to? B

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Rick Faircloth
CF-Talk Subject: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? Where along the food chain does this get decided? Is it an OS thing, or CF? Browser? Rick HTML W3C Standards. -- Ian Skinner Web Programmer BloodSource www.BloodSource.org Sacrament

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Ian Skinner
If my client and I both agreed to take the risk, why shouldn't we be able to choose to? My point is, in this case, the hacker couldn't access the file field, so there would be no vulnerability...unless, of course, he hacked into the secured area, which is possible, but still a risk I think shou

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Ian Skinner
Where along the food chain does this get decided? Is it an OS thing, or CF? Browser? Rick HTML W3C Standards. -- Ian Skinner Web Programmer BloodSource www.BloodSource.org Sacramento, CA - | 1 | | - Binary Soduko | | | - "C code. C code run. Run

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Rick Faircloth
g in this issue? Rick -Original Message- From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 1:26 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? Seems to me the choice to take the risk should be mine... Rick

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Rick Faircloth
ssage- From: Bryan Stevenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 1:38 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? Yep...gotta agree with Ian. Now Rick if you really want to control your own security decisions, just i

Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Bryan Stevenson
Yep...gotta agree with Ian. Now Rick if you really want to control your own security decisions, just install any version of Windows on a connected machine and do not install any SPs or patches... Enjoy ;-) Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP & Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems G

Re: Solved: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Bryan Stevenson
>I wish I could get the file field variable passed as a URL string back > to the page, then perhaps I could re-insert it into the file field...??? > > Rick Nopefor security reeasons already mentioned (and trust me...I tried heard once) ;-) Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP & Director of E-Commerce

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Ian Skinner
Seems to me the choice to take the risk should be mine... Rick But the risk isn't to you the programmer. This is not a security hole for some hacker to get into a website. It would be a hole for a hacker to use a website to get to a client's computer data. If the option existed, I could cre

RE: Solved: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Rick Faircloth
reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? Rick, No worries on the name. The reason the URL string appears is because with GET the form attempts to post the data back to the page via the Query String, so its putting all the form fields into the URL of the form submi

RE: Solved: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Ben Nadel
Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 12:57 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Solved: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? The solution certainly doesn't explain the URL string, but I have no idea what would cause the URL stri

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Rick Faircloth
use there was an error in the form values... Rick -Original Message- From: Claude Schneegans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 12:49 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? >> I'm not sure

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Rick Faircloth
e... Rick -Original Message- From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 12:18 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? You are not allowed to provide a value to a file input field.

RE: Solved: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Rick Faircloth
M To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Solved: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? But...but...butI thought you said that when you included the file field, it had a URL string, and when you didn't, it didn't. I dismi

RE: Solved: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Rick Faircloth
Oops, sorry Ben...my wife's name is Bev, so I type that all the time... Rick -Original Message- From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 12:22 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Solved: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it

Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Claude Schneegans
>> I'm not sure you can pass the uploaded file just like that to a new form. The uploaded file is not just a string you can put into a new VALUE attribute, it contains the file name and the encoded content of the file. Anyway, can you show us the http://www.contentbox.com/claude/customtags/tags

Re: Solved: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Crow T. Robot
Message- > From: Ben Nadel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 12:09 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the > page it's on? > > >

Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Crow T. Robot
tInput01"> > > > > -Original Message- > From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 12:01 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the > page it's on? > > >

Solved: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Rick Faircloth
That was it! Thanks, Bev, et al... Rick -Original Message- From: Ben Nadel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 12:09 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? Is your form GET 'ing?? It should b

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Ian Skinner
You are not allowed to provide a value to a file input field. This would be a huge security risk, because we bad programmers could so easily trick users to load any old file we wanted. -- Ian Skinner Web Programmer BloodSource www.BloodSource.org Sacramento, C

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Rick Faircloth
Anything wrong with this code? -Original Message- From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 12:01 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? Do you have a link? Rick Fair

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Rick Faircloth
Sorry...it's a secure area... -Original Message- From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 12:01 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? Do you have a link? Rick Faircloth wr

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Ben Nadel
ing skills... Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills." - Napoleon Dynamite -Original Message- From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 11:39 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's

Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Ray Champagne
Do you have a link? Rick Faircloth wrote: > Yep...multipart/form-data... > > -Original Message- > From: Adkins, Randy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 11:45 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Rick Faircloth
] Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 11:51 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? I do that on one of my real estate sites, so yea, you should be able to. What's the enctype of the form? Although, this shouldn't exhibit th

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Rick Faircloth
Yep...multipart/form-data... -Original Message- From: Adkins, Randy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 11:45 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on? Did you check to see if you had the enctype set sinc

Re: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Crow T. Robot
I do that on one of my real estate sites, so yea, you should be able to. What's the enctype of the form? Although, this shouldn't exhibit the behavior you describe. Rick Faircloth wrote: > Hi, all.. > > I'm setting up a form which submits back to the page it's on for > validation and ever

RE: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Adkins, Randy
Did you check to see if you had the enctype set since you are dealing with a FILE? -Original Message- From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 11:39 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on

Any reason why a file field can be submitted back to the page it's on?

2006-05-24 Thread Rick Faircloth
Hi, all.. I'm setting up a form which submits back to the page it's on for validation and everything has been fine up until the point where I put a file field in the form. When the form submits back to the page it's on, I get a long URL string with my text field titles in it, e.g., ..cfm?AgentID=