html "file" form tag

[rowantrimmer]

Hello,

I am using the file attribute as shown below......

<tr>
<td width=200 class=blacktext align=left>Main Image</td><td width=300><input type=file name=main_image size=50 maxlength=100 value="<?php echo $myrow["main_image"] ?>"></td>
</tr>

The problem that I have is that although there is something in $myrow["main_image"] variable it does not show anything when using the file attribute although it does work with the text attribute. What I am trying to do is offer the user the abilty to change the image in the file drop down. It then writes a blank field back into main_image.

Any ideas please ??????????

[Weedpacket]

Standard HTML security: file input types don't support default values. It's been like that for something like ten years now.

These forums handle the task like this: (with O and @ being radio buttons, and there's a form field there as well):

@ Keep current attachment (filename.txt)
O Delete current attachment
O Upload new attachment  [        ][Browse]

filename.txt is a link to the file that is currently attached.

[rowantrimmer]

Thanks for that Weedpacket. It is how I suspected. Do you know of any java applet that I could use instead ? It is all running locally using apache. I have just written a configuration tool using mysql and php that allows the user to select properties for the touch screen.

I suppose the best route would be to use something like VB but I don't know VB so that is a non starter

Thanks very much for the advice. What would the code look like anyway for your solution ? as I am interested.

Rowan