Upload File Default settings

[PABLEGuy]

Hello all,

I am using FrontPage 2002, and specifically I'm trying out the "file upload"
feature on a form. It seems to work fine enough (our web server apparently
supports the feature without any initial difficulties). However, I'd like to
see if I can set that path name on that browse text box with a default value
(say "C:\Test\Test.xls"). The intial value option on the form field property
does not seem to do this. I have also tried using Javascript to paste text
into that field from the clipboard. The script will work to set focus there,
but no text gets entered. Strange, because I can manually click "paste" and
the text arrives. I'd like to have as little user intervention as possible,
so I'm hoping there's a way to set this value through code or by default.

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[Steve Easton]

Can't be done with a standard html form / file upload button.


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[PABLEGuy]

Hmm...that's discouraging. Since there is an "initial value" property for
that field, you would think something could be set there. I like the ease of
this file upload feature, but I wish I could automate it further by putting a
path in that field (our users don't exactly know their way around the folders
on their computers). Are there any non-standard upload forms that might be
better (outside of the FrontPage stuff)? Maybe a javascript upload form
instead, that would work with the FrontPage site? Don't know, just grasping
at straws.

Thanks for the input anyway. I'll see what else might be out there.

 

[SingaporeWebDesign]

Hello,

As Steve said, JavaScript can not set the value of the field due to
security/privacy reasons.

You can provide instructions for users to manually copy and paste the path
into the upload box so that it will upload when they hit the upload button.

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[PABLEGuy]

Thanks for more input there. I have considered the instructions route, but
trust me, these users don't read any instructions I throw at them (not even
with all the pretty screenshots I throw in there). So, more paper work, or
directions to read is not exactly the way to go.

However, I think I can work something up with copying the desired path
through code and then having one or two instruction lines on the upload page
itself which instruct the user to click the paste button on IE. Since I will
have control of their machines, I can make the paste button nice and large on
IE and even make it the sole button available on the command bar (less is
more). That might do the trick.

I have been able to set the focus to the browse field through Javascript,
but of course the paste funciton won't work (works fine for other fields on
that form though). Oh well, the idea you have with some instruction and
making it as straight forward as possible with less clicking for them should
do it.

Thanks again for the help!