Sending files from client

[jhowe]

Good morning...<br><br>I am developing an app for IE5.0+ where I need to have a mechanism for the user to send 1-5 small files that are stored on the client to a server. The ideal case would be via email with 1-5 attachments. Does anyone have any ideas on how to open an email (I can require the use of Outlook if an ActiveX object would help) and attach files to it ?<br><br>Also, if I have to resort to an &lt;input file=&quot;...&quot;&gt; tag then is there a way to use JavaScript to assign values to those file fields ?<br><br>My goal is to get the correct files uploaded without having the user specify the names of the files (very error prone).<br><br>Thanks for any help !!!

 

[palbano]

Dear jhowe,<br><br>I don't understand this:<br><br>&gt; &lt;input file=&quot;...&quot;&gt; <br><br>but this:<br><br>&gt; My goal is to get the correct files uploaded without having the user specify the names of the files <br><br>is accomplished by using the &lt;input type=&quot;file&quot; name=&quot;whatever&quot;&gt; tag. This tag in IE5 displays an edit box and a browse button. When the user clicks the browse button a Windows File Open Dialog is presented to the user for selecting the file to upload. This is about as user friendly as you can get.<br><br>Of course you need some server side code handle the download of the file and persist it to disk or whatever.<br><br>Hope this helps<br>-pete

 

[jaredn]

You could disallow the user from typing in the box, and only allow them to use the little &quot;...&quot; button. This way, you've eliminated that whole error prone thing.<br><br>I don't think you can change the contents of the values property, because that would severly compromise security ;o).<br><br><A HREF="mailto:jared@aauser.com">jared@aauser.com</A>

 

[carpeliam]

Let me just say that you can not upload something using JavaScript. There needs to be a server-side script to do that. <p>Liam Morley<br><a href=mailto:lmorley@wpi.edu>lmorley@wpi.edu</a><br><a href=

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[jhowe]

Thanks for your help. I ended up using Jscript to create an ActiveX instance of Microsoft Outlook and then created and sent an email with the files automatically attached. I did not mention that this was an HTA application before so your replies are all valid.<br><br>Thanks again.