How display value of form input file with type=file when user returned to prefilled form after validation error?

2007-04-11 Thread Joy Holman
Does anyone know of a way to redisplay what was entered in the field where a user browsed to a file to upload and then returns to the form entry screen after submission b/c of validation errors? The user has to rebrowse to the file to upload each time they are returned to the previously filled

RE: How display value of form input file with type=file when user returned to prefilled form after validation error?

2007-04-11 Thread Bader, Terrence C CTR MARMC, 231
Unfortunately you cannot. It's a read only field because of security reasons. Imagine a programmer was able to fill that in with whatever they want and then do a form.submit(). poof, they could take whatever file they wanted. ~Terry -Original Message- From: Joy Holman [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: How display value of form input file with type=file when user returned to prefilled form after validation error?

2007-04-11 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
Does anyone know of a way to redisplay what was entered in the field where a user browsed to a file to upload and then returns to the form entry screen after submission b/c of validation errors? Doesn't happen, can't happen. Best thing to do is save the file they selected originally and put

RE: How display value of form input file with type=file when user returned to prefilled form after validation error?

2007-04-11 Thread Dave Francis
Or you might try Javascript validation if possible. -Original Message- From: C. Hatton Humphrey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 1:02 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: How display value of form input file with type=file when user returned to prefilled form after