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When replacing input type=file, "Browse" button, must click SUBMIT twice for form to submit

Zones: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Adobe Type Manager, Font Creator

Tags: input, file, browse, button

I am replacing the default "Browse..." button for input type=file. This works fine except that the form will only submit after the SUBMIT button is clicked twice.

Any ideas on why this is happening or a workaround? I'm testing on IE 5+. Thanks!

<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<form name="test_form" method="post" action="test.jsp">
<input type=file name=browse style="display: none;">
<input type=text name=file>
<input type=button
style="font-style:veranda; font-size:12px; font-weight:bold;text-transform:lowercase;color:white;background-color:#A2C382;height:22px;border-style:ridge;text-align:center;"
onClick="browse.click();file.value=browse.value;"
value="Select a File...">
<br><br>

<input type=submit
value="Submit The Form Now!"
style="font-style:veranda; font-size:12px;">
</form>
</body>
</html>

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Zone: Web Development

Question Asked By: mbleser

Solution Provided By: ivanmata

Participating Experts: 10

Solution Grade: A

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11.12.2002 at 01:16PM PST, ID: 7440141

Rank: Master

webwoman:

And does anything get uploaded?

11.12.2002 at 01:59PM PST, ID: 7440355

mbleser:

I'm actually not trying to upload a file...just retreiving the file name. Which does correctly get passed to the jsp.

So, all post functitonality is working correctly. Its just an annoyance (and unacceptable) for our users to have to click the Submit button twice.

11.12.2002 at 02:06PM PST, ID: 7440383

ivanmata:

extrange behavior!

I guess this should be enough:

<html>
<head></head>

<form name="test_form" method="post" action="test.jsp">

<input type=button
style="font-style:veranda; font-size:12px; font-weight:bold;text-transform:lowercase;color:white;background-color:#A2C382;height:22px;border-style:ridge;text-align:center;"
onClick="browse.click();file.value=browse.value;browse.disabled=true"
value="Select a File...">


<input type=submit
value="Submit The Form Now!"
style="font-style:veranda; font-size:12px;">
</form>
</body>
</html>

Try it! =0)

Accepted Solution

11.12.2002 at 02:12PM PST, ID: 7440401

mbleser:

Cool! I don't think I would have thought of that solution. Thanks so much...works perfectly!

:)

11.12.2002 at 02:17PM PST, ID: 7440419

Rank: Guru

knightEknight:

another way:

<html>
<head></head>

<form name="test_form" method="post" action="javascript:alert('submitted');">

<input type="button"
style="font-style:veranda; font-size:12px; font-weight:bold;text-transform:lowercase;color:white;background-color:#A2C382;height:22px;border-style:ridge;text-align:center;"
onClick="document.dummy.browse.click();this.form.file.value=document.dummy.browse.value;"
value="Select a File...">


<input type="submit"
name="submit"
value="Submit The Form Now!"
style="font-style:veranda; font-size:12px;" >
</form>

<form name="dummy">

</form>

</body>
</html>

11.12.2002 at 02:23PM PST, ID: 7440439

mbleser:

Excellent. Thanks for your respone as well!

01.08.2003 at 06:13AM PST, ID: 7685842

lycaeus:

I think the filename wasn't passed to PHP scripts if you use this method but I could be wrong. Can anyone verify? As I used this method to change my browse buttons, my php script spewed out error saying that it didn't get any values from the form submitted. Thanks.

01.08.2003 at 07:37AM PST, ID: 7686501

ivanmata:

I'd recommend to post your question in PHP section, so experts have access to it and try to answer it... of course you have to offer some points...

cheers =0)

02.13.2003 at 08:52AM PST, ID: 7943149

beavers1:

this method of using: onClick="browse.click();" does not work in Netscape :(

02.19.2003 at 07:02PM PST, ID: 7985097

oyoryel:

If you remove the 'display: none' from the file-type input you can see what's happening...
If a file-type input field has been filled by calling on it's click() function from within javascript, when you submit the form IE seems to clear the field instead of submitting the form. Next time you hit submit this problem will no longer be there.
This is probably a security measure of IE, to prevent malicious code from uploading files the user isn't aware of uploading.
I found that only when you really click on the 'browse' button, the file will be uploaded.

03.10.2004 at 12:17AM PST, ID: 10558829

Evolkid22:

I've been looking for this tweak for awhile and the above code works for me but the browse button only seems to bring up the file dialog box once... then it does nothing. Any one have fix for that? Thanks!

03.18.2004 at 03:40AM PST, ID: 10622901

vicky06:

any idea how can we browse through or select folders instead of files using input type=file element. Or any other element/type of inpur tag is also acceptable. I want th user to specify the path for the folder.

Thanks in advance.
Vivek.

03.22.2004 at 11:14AM PST, ID: 10651678

IpsosEmployee:

Evolkid22,

I just changed the browse.disabled=true; to browse.disabled=false
Hope that helps.

S.

03.22.2004 at 11:22AM PST, ID: 10651749

IpsosEmployee:

Erm, I'll get my metaphorical coat.
Don't change the browse.disable=true at the end, just slap a browse.disabled=false at the beginning of the line.

onClick="browse.disabled=false;browse.click();file.value=browse.value;browse.disabled=true"

03.22.2004 at 06:05PM PST, ID: 10654520

Evolkid22:

I was actually using this to pass a file, but Cold Fusion I was unable to access any file object on the form, although it was listed in the form field, for some reason it is inaccessible once you process the script. It's a nice try to satisfy the graphic designer, but I'm more inclined to tell him, tough luck. :) We'll wait till the w3 or other html committiees decide we are worthy enough of having the ability to alter the browse button. If someone can show me this works in CF I'll glady use it but otherwise...

02.25.2005 at 06:12AM PST, ID: 13403017

medhavi:

This was an excellent trick! I found an answer in your question mbleser!
Thanks

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