File browse without upload 1

[furtivevole]

My user wants to search the network for a file (in the context of an html form) and then store its path without immediately uploading it. Is there a way just to show a client-side browser? thanks.

 

[vacunita]

It might be a little convoluted, but yes there is a way. You create a normal file field in the form (input type=file), and have Javascript copy the selected path to a hidden field and then disable the file field, that way the file does not get uploaded, but you keep the path to it.

For example:

<input type=file name="myfilepath" OnChange="document.formname.hiddenfieldname.value=this.value; this.disabled=true;"

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[furtivevole]

Thanks vacunita. This does exactly what was wanted. (Not half as convoluted as some things I've ended up doing!)

 

[vacunita]

You are welcome.

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