javascript open file dialog

[dinodigital]

I was hoping to get some assistance with creating an openFileDialog only using javascript. I am unable to use the <input type="file"> method, but am wanting to keep it all javascript. I can see that the direction to go in is JOOLE objects and FileSystemObjects, but I am having some trouble making sense of objects I need to use. If anyone knows of an easy way any assistance would be appreciated.


Alternatively, is there a way to pass from a javascript function in one program to a javascript function in another program?


I am using Hyperion and am needing an openFileDialog within a dashboard - any ideas would be great.

Thanks

 

[adam0101]

Why are you unable to use [tt]<input id=myfile type=file>[/tt]? You could hide this and open the dialog using [tt]document.getElementById("myfile").click()[/tt]. Although, some browsers will clear the field when the form is submitted via JavaScript. There is, however, a work-around of putting the field in a hidden iframe. This is how Google does it to attach files in Gmail.

Adam

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