<INPUT type=file>, Can I send a file only typing text in address box?

[Legnus]

For example there is a form, which sends a filename using <INPUT type=file name=userfile>

And if I type in browser address box:

http://www.host.com/form.xtml?userfile=WHAT

Can I send a file through form this way? What should be instead of WHAT to identify a file on my disk?

Thank You!

 

[Wullie]

Hi mate,

You cannot do this for security reasons. Imagine visiting a site one day and they decide to upload your machines password files.

Hope this helps Wullie

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http://www.freshlookdesign.com

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[Legnus]

I think the problem is not in that.
I made local HTML and included a form with <INPUT type=file name=userfile value=c:\filename.ext>, so the filename was predefined. And after SUBMIT, browser Opera informed me that a file is being uploaded without my permission - then I can click OK allowing the operation, or cancel.
Internet Explorer ignored the predefined filename, leaving editbox empty.

So here come another question. Can this security be turned off somehow? Standart browser's options (Opera & IE) don't allow this. Well, may be it's right secure thing...

 

[Wullie]

Hi mate,

You can try to add your domain to the trusted list under security but I have never tried it with this so have no idea whether it would work or not.

Hope this helps Wullie

sales@freshlookdesign.co.uk

http://www.freshlookdesign.com

http://www.thomsonassociates.co.uk

The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails. - John Maxwell