how to keep file name in file upload box?

[jackjake]

A user uploads a file and click a button to go to the next page, and then click a button to come back to the file upload page. How can I keep the file name in the file upload box then?
I used filefield() in CGI,
print $query->filefield(-name=>'uploaded_file',
-default=>'starting value',
-size=>50,
-maxlength=>80);

the 'starting value' does not appear.
Any help is appreciated!

 

[Rieekan]

That is a limitation of the File input type I'm afraid.

- Rieekan

 

[KevinADC]

yes, the file input field is ignored by browsers, probably for security reasons. I believe the CGI.pm also documetation mentions this.

 

[tchatzi]

why would you want to do that at the first place?


``The wise man doesn't give the right answers,
he poses the right questions.''
TIMTOWTDI

 

[PaulTEG]

You could do it with a bit of javascript, hold the value in a hidden field, and regenerate the form, have a scriptlet that will set the field value equal to the hidden field value.

--Paul

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