path name

wil

I have a script that takes multiple ".txt" files changes a few things and writes them combined to a new file. In the form I now am using the "text" inpput to enter the path name of the files to be changed. I would like to use the "file" input type so you can "browse for the file to be used. The only problem I have is I need to know how to get just the file path from it. If anyone knows how to do this please help.

Thanks in advance,
Wil

MeX

hi wil!

i'am not sure if i understood you ... but if you just want to have the possibility of browsing the filesystem and store the path but you don't have to upload the file try this:

<?php
if (isset($submit)) {
  $pos = strrpos($filePath, "\\\");
  $filePath = stripslashes(substr($filePath, 0, $pos));
  echo "filePath ==> $filePath<br>";
}
?>
<HTML>
  <BODY>
    <form name="filePath" action="filePath.php" method="post">
    <input type="file" name="filePath">
    <input type="submit" name="submit" value="getPath">
  </BODY>
</HTML>

hope that helps!!

ceeyaa.MeX

wil

Hi Mex

That is what I am looking for. I am having trouble with gettig the var. I do not have globals on so do I use $POST or $FILES. niether work. Any ideas.

Wil

MeX

well, i'm also having in php.ini
register_globals = Off

but it works!!

another way is to do:


<?php
import_request_variables('GPC', '_prefix_');

if (isset($_prefix_submit)) {
  $pos = strrpos($_prefix_filePath, "\\\");
  $filePath = stripslashes(substr($_prefix_filePath, 0, $pos));
  echo "filePath ==> $filePath<br>";
}
?>
<HTML>
  <BODY>
    <form name="filePath" action="filePath.php" method="post">
    <input type="file" name="filePath">
    <input type="submit" name="submit" value="getPath">
  </BODY>
</HTML>

maybe that works!

ceeyaa.MeX

wil

The reason I had problems with the first is I split them into 2 pages.

The second version worked. The only thing is how do you get the file name along with the path?

I get:

D:\some_dir

I need:

D:\some_dir\some_file.txt

Thank you for the help so far,
Wil

MeX

<?php
import_request_variables('GPC', '_prefix_');

if (isset($_prefix_submit)) {
  //$pos = strrpos($_prefix_filePath, "\\\");
  //$filePath = stripslashes(substr($_prefix_filePath, 0, $pos));
  $filePath = stripslashes($_prefix_filePath);
  echo "filePath ==> $filePath<br>";
}
?>
<HTML>
  <BODY>
    <form name="filePath" action="filePath.php" method="post">
      <input type="file" name="filePath">
      <input type="submit" name="submit" value="getPath">
    </form>
  </BODY>
</HTML>

wil

Works just like I needed.

Thanks,
Wil