Re: file upload: Browser bug, HTML bug or PHP bug?

This is not a bug. Netscape ignores the value attribute for security reasons. Imagine something like this: <input type="file" name="passwd" value="/etc/passwd" style="display: none"> -Jade. PS: php-general@lists.php.net would have been a better choice for this kind of question. On Tue, Jul 11, 2000 at 06:43:12PM +0000, Christian Goetze wrote: > > I am noticing that when using netscape 4.7, I cannot use > > <input type="file" name="userfile" value="somefile.txt"> > > The browser will display an empty field. Perhaps this is because > somefile.txt doesn't exist. > > OTOH, I am using the php $userfile_name variable to populate the value > attribute, and php seems to strip off the directory part of the name. Is > this a feature? > > Anyway, I'd like to know if there is a way to properly populate the value > attribute. > > Thanks in advance for any pointer - please CC me to any replies, as I'm > not subscribed to php-help. > -- > cg > > > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-dev-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net -- =============================================================================== Jade Nicoletti Nicoletti Net Services Tel. 01 240 4774 Geschäftsleitung Postfach 2519 Fax 01 240 4775 System-Administration 8021 Zürich ============================================[ Weitere Infos: http://nns.ch/ ]==