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tony · 06-08-2011, 04:39 PM

There is a standard for an accept attribute, but it is not widely supported in browsers. I am afraid you are trapped in front-end support dark zone on this one. I think only opera and chrome browsers support his. And even if they are supported, the only standard mime type for a torrent file there is are bittorrent files.

So you can try using

HTML Code:

<input type="file" accept="application/x-bittorrent" name="werew" />

but it is not guaranteed it will work in all the browsers.
You can try use javascript, to verified only. I don't think it would let the dialog to only show .torrent files.

There are also some flash laternatives, like uploadify

But there is no sane option in this problem.

P.S. I think this thread fits better under TalkPHP > Misc. Support & Development » Javascript, AJAX, E4X

06-08-2011, 04:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
tony The Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 336 Thanks: 8	There is a standard for an accept attribute, but it is not widely supported in browsers. I am afraid you are trapped in front-end support dark zone on this one. I think only opera and chrome browsers support his. And even if they are supported, the only standard mime type for a torrent file there is are bittorrent files. So you can try using HTML Code: <input type="file" accept="application/x-bittorrent" name="werew" /> but it is not guaranteed it will work in all the browsers. You can try use javascript, to verified only. I don't think it would let the dialog to only show .torrent files. There are also some flash laternatives, like uploadify But there is no sane option in this problem. P.S. I think this thread fits better under TalkPHP > Misc. Support & Development » Javascript, AJAX, E4X