browse client files

[Anon]

hello,

I want the user to be able to browse his own file system with a PHP script and select one file. I would like to save in a database the name and path of the file selected without uploading it. What I want is save the value of the textfield "file" used in a traditional upload script but I do not want to upload this file.

Is there a solution ?
In advance, thank you.

• erwan -

[morphy]

mmm without upload...
u can do a form without the ENCTYPE property
u use the input type FILE
then onsubmit u can copy this input in a hidden input and use it...
but maybe better solutions exist...

[Anon]

Thank you very much Morphy.

Sorry for this question (which is probably stupid) but how do I copy the FILE input to a hidden input ? Would you have an example ?

In advance, thank you again.

- erwan -

[morphy]

k, try this:

this is in the head
<script language="javascript">
function copy()
{
document.frmMyForm.hidPath.value=document.frmMyForm.fPath.value;
}
</script>

this is in the body
<form action="handlewith.php" onsubmit="copy();" name="frmMyForm">
<input type="file" name="fPath">
<input name="hidPath" type="hidden">
</form>