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HTMLInputFile not settable

UJ
Guys,
I know this isn't the appropriate place to post this because it's HTML not
ASP.Net but I need some guidance. I have a web page with an HTMLInputFile on
it. The person enters the stuff, that's all great. They go to the next page
and I allow them to click a button to go back a page to change values. When
I go back one page, I want the HTMLInputFile to be filled in with the
previously loaded value (which I have saved somewhere) but there's no way to
set it. I get a The value property on HtmlInputFile is not settable error
message.

Anybody have any suggestions on what I can do?

TIA - Jeffrey.
Nov 19 '05 #1
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browser security prevents this, so even if you bypass the asp.net check, it
will be ignored.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)
"UJ" <fr**@nowhere.c om> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP12.phx.gbl. ..
Guys,
I know this isn't the appropriate place to post this because it's HTML not
ASP.Net but I need some guidance. I have a web page with an HTMLInputFile
on it. The person enters the stuff, that's all great. They go to the next
page and I allow them to click a button to go back a page to change
values. When I go back one page, I want the HTMLInputFile to be filled in
with the previously loaded value (which I have saved somewhere) but
there's no way to set it. I get a The value property on HtmlInputFile is
not settable error message.

Anybody have any suggestions on what I can do?

TIA - Jeffrey.

Nov 19 '05 #2
UJ
Can anybody give me help on this?

Again the problem is - I have a page with an HTMLInputFile that I want to
preload with a value.

Can anybody make any suggestions on a way around this? The only thing I can
think of is to make two fields - one that is the name of the file to use,
and one used to upload the file. They would have to fill in the upload file
first - then that would set the value.

TIA - Jeffrey.

"Bruce Barker" <br************ ******@safeco.c om> wrote in message
news:uQ******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl...
browser security prevents this, so even if you bypass the asp.net check,
it will be ignored.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)
"UJ" <fr**@nowhere.c om> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP12.phx.gbl. ..
Guys,
I know this isn't the appropriate place to post this because it's HTML
not ASP.Net but I need some guidance. I have a web page with an
HTMLInputFile on it. The person enters the stuff, that's all great. They
go to the next page and I allow them to click a button to go back a page
to change values. When I go back one page, I want the HTMLInputFile to be
filled in with the previously loaded value (which I have saved somewhere)
but there's no way to set it. I get a The value property on HtmlInputFile
is not settable error message.

Anybody have any suggestions on what I can do?

TIA - Jeffrey.


Nov 19 '05 #3
Not sure but it looks like your want the other way round compared with your
workaround (i.e. fill programmaticall y the HtmlInputFile (input type=file
HTML tag) from an existing value).

To make sure, the problem is that the "value" property for this tag is read
only. the only mean to fill this field with the value is having the user
select a file. This is done for safety reason as otherwise you could upload
files from a web client without user permission.

And the only mean to upload a local file (with HTML alone) is to use this
tag.

A trick could be to have some fields inside an IFRAME, it would allows to
refresh those fields without touching the HTMLInputFile but my first option
would be rather to see if I can change the UI...

Patrice
--

"UJ" <fr**@nowhere.c om> a écrit dans le message de
news:%2******** *******@TK2MSFT NGP12.phx.gbl.. .
Can anybody give me help on this?

Again the problem is - I have a page with an HTMLInputFile that I want to
preload with a value.

Can anybody make any suggestions on a way around this? The only thing I can think of is to make two fields - one that is the name of the file to use,
and one used to upload the file. They would have to fill in the upload file first - then that would set the value.

TIA - Jeffrey.

"Bruce Barker" <br************ ******@safeco.c om> wrote in message
news:uQ******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl...
browser security prevents this, so even if you bypass the asp.net check,
it will be ignored.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)
"UJ" <fr**@nowhere.c om> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP12.phx.gbl. ..
Guys,
I know this isn't the appropriate place to post this because it's HTML
not ASP.Net but I need some guidance. I have a web page with an
HTMLInputFile on it. The person enters the stuff, that's all great. They go to the next page and I allow them to click a button to go back a page to change values. When I go back one page, I want the HTMLInputFile to be filled in with the previously loaded value (which I have saved somewhere) but there's no way to set it. I get a The value property on HtmlInputFile is not settable error message.

Anybody have any suggestions on what I can do?

TIA - Jeffrey.



Nov 19 '05 #4

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