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File Upload without using input type - file

Hi All

Hope someone can help with this, its how to upload a file without using the file input tag and the browse button.

What I have is an application that takes a file and uploads it, using the file type and browse and it's fine. The path is stored in a database for later use.

That later use is to take the file and move it to another server (production), so I already have the location of the file in the database, and I dont want the users to have to browse to it, rather I want to use the database location.

But there seems to be some other 'hidden' things that happen when you use the file input tag, that I cant replicate with a textbox, set to readonly.

Any ideas?

Andy

Loganathan Natarajan

want to upload through html form / web page???

Andy Green

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Yes, but not use the input tag 'file', I have to use the text tag for the file.

Andy

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Loganathan Natarajan

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Loganathan Natarajan

i mean through HTTP? .,

Andy Green

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I know but does anyone have a fudge, like maybe changing the inner html on the control, or javascript to go and grab the file on form submit.

Always hopeful

Andy

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Ray Paseur

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Andy Green

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Thanks for link - looking at it now.

Web Server is IIS 6 and ASP 3. I have tried to pre populate the file upload and set it to read only but apparently it cant be done.

Andy

Andy Green

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Thanks both.

In the end I did it with FSO on the server.

I Have shared the points

Andy