stickyness in file input tags

Goatfacekillah

Hi everyone 🙂

Using php_self, I'm having a little trouble making the path and file name stay in a file input tag in the same way I do with other types of input fields.

In other words, if the user presses the browse button, selects a file and presses the submit button but forgets to fill in another normal field that is validated (say a text type) the program blanks the path name just browsed and the user must do it again.

I also cannot validate on a blank entry I.e. user does not press the browse button to begin with.

Any suggestions would be very much appreciated 😃

TIA

Goat

Mega

is this all happening on the same page?

what is the 'browse' button supposed to do?

are you using a form?

what type of input is each of the things described?

Goatfacekillah

Sorry if it wasn't clear 🙂

is this all happening on the same page?

Yes, I'm using php_self so the page calls itself

what is the 'browse' button supposed to do?

This is the standard browse button that the browser renders if you use a file input tag in a form

what type of input is each of the things described?

Well, in my simple test program I have text field and a file field. The text field is validated so it can't be left blank. If the user fills in only the file field (by pressing browse and selecting a file on their box) but leaves the text field empty the error will display but the program presents a blank form with the error and the user has to re select the file.

I know how to make other types of form elements to retain theit values when php programs call themselves but can't do it with file type input tags or validate them.

Thanks