Getting file and dir as settings

[Sonnich]

Hi!

I need to create a small settings window in PHP.

I need to set options like
1) an exe file
2) directories (search path), one by one, output
3) allowed users for certain items (string list)

I found this:
<input type="file" name="file" size="20" <? print("value=$m ergerprg2");
?>>

but I cannot set the present file here - how do I do that?

how do I select a directory?

as for the string list I will try tomorrow...

BR
Sonnich

[David Dorward]

Re: Getting file and dir as settings

Sonnich wrote:

I found this:
<input type="file" name="file" size="20" <? print("value=$m ergerprg2");
?>>
>
but I cannot set the present file here - how do I do that?

For security reasons, browsers do not allow websites to specify the
value for file inputs (otherwise, for example, a site could specify a
file containing sensitive data (such as passwords or credit card
information) and then hide the input).

how do I select a directory?

Browsers provide no facility to select directories.

[Jerry Stuckle]

Re: Getting file and dir as settings

Sonnich wrote:

Hi!
>
I need to create a small settings window in PHP.
>
I need to set options like
1) an exe file
2) directories (search path), one by one, output
3) allowed users for certain items (string list)
>
I found this:
<input type="file" name="file" size="20" <? print("value=$m ergerprg2");
?>>
>
but I cannot set the present file here - how do I do that?
>
how do I select a directory?
>
as for the string list I will try tomorrow...
>
BR
Sonnich
>

As David indicated, you can't select the directory or file information
in PHP. However, you can use javascript to open a window browse for the
file, then put the filename back into the input field.

If you need more help, check comp.lang.javas cript.

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