Re: INPUT type=file value=????

> The W3C HTM 4x spec(s) say that when using the file type on a form > input element, "User agents may use the value of the value attribute > as the initial file name." They *MAY* use it? As in, if they feel like it?... W3C has a lot of specs that have nothing to do with what the browsers have actually implemented, it seems to me... > Attachment #1: <INPUT NAME="s_attachment" TYPE="file" > VALUE="d:\\test.txt"> There's no way it should let you specify full path. Too likely for somebody to hack up something that would fool the user into submitting /etc/passwd or something. HTML may or may not need \ escaped... Maybe \\\\? > Is this an oversight, did I miss something in the docs, or have I done > something really stupid? I've never seen this done on any site. Have you? Look at their HTML source if you have. -- WARNING richard@zend.com address is an endangered species -- Use ceo@l-i-e.com Wanna help me out? Like Music? Buy a CD: http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm Volunteer a little time: http://chatmusic.com/volunteer.htm