Input File Accept Tag
Hi guys,
How would I change this tag so that it only accepts *.doc files?
<input name='myFile' type='file' />
How would I change this tag so that it only accepts *.doc files?
<input name='myFile' type='file' />
<input name='myFile' type='file' accept="image/*"/>
but this does not work on all browsers: http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/file.html#filter
but this does not work on all browsers: http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/file.html#filter
Welll.... A solution that doesn't work on all browsers isn't really a solution is it? The javascript validation is a good idea, you could just parse the last three letters of the filename and then not submit the form if it isn't a .doc file, showing an alert box prompting them to select a word document instead. Might be friendly to display the file extension they're using that's being rejected as well.
I'm baffled that the accept attribute doesn't work, it really pisses me off to be honest, I mean what's the point if it doesn't do what it's supposed to. ...anyway, the javascript would look like this:
<html>
<head>
<title>Validation Example</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
function validateForm()
{
var io=document.getElementById
if(io.value.substring(io.v
{
alert(io.value.substring(i
return false;
}
//if(another element isn't valid)
//return false;
//etc....
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form onsubmit="validate();">
<input type="file" id="fileIO" />
</form>
</body>
</html>
...please do note that there is no script access given to the value attribute of an input type="file" element.
I'm baffled that the accept attribute doesn't work, it really pisses me off to be honest, I mean what's the point if it doesn't do what it's supposed to. ...anyway, the javascript would look like this:
<html>
<head>
<title>Validation Example</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
function validateForm()
{
var io=document.getElementById
if(io.value.substring(io.v
{
alert(io.value.substring(i
return false;
}
//if(another element isn't valid)
//return false;
//etc....
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form onsubmit="validate();">
<input type="file" id="fileIO" />
</form>
</body>
</html>
...please do note that there is no script access given to the value attribute of an input type="file" element.
...sorry, that last line was just to say that the value attribute is readonly, you just can't change it in script.
ASKER
At the moment I am already doing a check to see if the selected file is *.doc or not, but what I am really after is a way to manipulate the form to only allow users to select *.doc files...
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ASKER
Hi Max,
I just wanted to know if it was possible and if so, how I could do it. If it's not possible, that's fine, I may just create a Flash version, which gives me full control.
Cheers!
I just wanted to know if it was possible and if so, how I could do it. If it's not possible, that's fine, I may just create a Flash version, which gives me full control.
Cheers!
Glad to have been helpful :)
Regards,
Max.
Regards,
Max.
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/file.html
There is a default tage accept="" for the <input> tag, but i tried it with FF and IE and both did not work... So you probably need javascript.. which is explained on the website i gave you..
Mark