file upload filemask question

[johnh]

I'm looking for a way to specify a file type mask for the "Browse" <input type="file"> upload. I have tried the value="", but it does nothing. I have looked at some articles which state that some agents might allow 'accept="images/*"'. But that too doesn't work.

Anyone try and/or succeed with this?

Thanks
John

[Anon]

No, but I've seen it done, with IE, i think.
consider Javascript as a fallback plan, so that sumbit will check the afiletype attribute and not allow it if its the wrong type. Of course you can do this with php, but it would be pretty annoying to upload the 2meg file and THEN be told by php that its the wrong type...

[Anon]

Thanks for your suggestion, however I was looking for some kind of a mask only for the "Browse" window. You know like when you click "Browse" and you have options of "jpg" or "gif" or "txt" or "xls". I am not as concerned (at this time) with the actual file type that was uploaded.

Thanks again,
John

luke wrote:

No, but I've seen it done, with IE, i think.
consider Javascript as a fallback plan, so that sumbit will check the afiletype attribute and not allow it if its the wrong type. Of course you can do this with php, but it would be pretty annoying to upload the 2meg file and THEN be told by php that its the wrong type...