could someone please explain this to me?

[freedmania]

I am an ignorant man in search of information, and perhaps knowledge. This script works just fine:

echo '<form action="image_upload.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">';
echo 'Click the Browse button to find the file you wish to upload';
echo '<input type="file" name="imagefile">';
echo '<INPUT TYPE="submit" name="upload" value="upload">';
echo '</form>';

After the word '...upload' there's a textfield that's populated via clicking the "Browse..." button that follows it.

My question: how does this script DO that??

Thanks,
- Paul

[etully]

The script itself doesn't do it. This is a browser standard. All the web browsers know what to do when they see: input type="file"

This is why the script appears to look a little different on IE, FF, and Safari. It's the browser, not the script.

[freedmania]

Thanks, etully.

I'd like to be able to upload a batch of files. Possibly, even, a folder of files. This script only allows one file at a time. Do browsers know how to do that? Or, do you?

[etully]

None of the browsers know how to do that.

You can do it with Ajax or with Flash. Google for Flash batch upload. While there are lots of free scripts, I found one for around $25 that is really flexible and worth the extra money.

[freedmania]

Super, man. Thanks much.