asp:FileUpload - possible to change file filter?

[Handy Andy]

Anyone know how to change the list of file types displayed by the
asp:FileUpload control in its file selection dialog, or am I stuck with 'All
Files(*.*) Pictures (*.gif, *.jpg) HTML (*.htm, *.html)'?

TIA

Andy

[Karl Seguin]

The best way is probably to use JavaScript. The input type="file" does have
an accept attribute, but I'm nto sure how well supported it is.

JavaScript solution:
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/file.html#filter

Everything I found on Accept was pretty old though, so IE 6.0 and Firefox
might play nicer with it.

Karl

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Anyone know how to change the list of file types displayed by the
asp:FileUpload control in its file selection dialog, or am I stuck with
'All Files(*.*) Pictures (*.gif, *.jpg) HTML (*.htm, *.html)'?

TIA

Andy

[Bruce Barker]

while there is an accept attribute on the file input, no browser i know
supports its. you're stuck.

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"Handy Andy" <sp******@spamless.com> wrote in message
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Anyone know how to change the list of file types displayed by the
asp:FileUpload control in its file selection dialog, or am I stuck with
'All Files(*.*) Pictures (*.gif, *.jpg) HTML (*.htm, *.html)'?

TIA

Andy

[Handy Andy]

That's a real nuisance.

Thanks for the replies.

Andy