File Upload from text box

dhaval · 12-05-2009, 11:42 AM

Hello friends,

I want to upload any image to write down the path in text box.
just write down the path in textbox and after submitting file should upload.

can anyone help me?

maeltar · 12-05-2009, 12:07 PM

That doesn't make a great deal sense to me to be honest..

Are want to upload a file to a server using php and be able to browse to the file on your local pc ?

Google is your friend...

http://www.tizag.com/phpT/fileupload.php

Enfernikus · 12-05-2009, 01:30 PM

Not possible unless it's a web accessible path or you use Java which can access your file system.

maeltar · 12-05-2009, 01:39 PM

Have I missed the aim on this ?

And to be correct, it needs to be a part of the filesystem that the web daemon (or user the daemon runs as) can WRITE to..

Am still not 100% what dhaval wants to achieve (I might be having a dense day)

Village Idiot · 12-05-2009, 08:19 PM

Please don't cross post, you've been asked not to do this a number of times. It is annoying and does not help since the same people watch both forums.

So what you want to do is put multiple paths in a text box and have them all uploaded? This is not possible for the following reasons:

1. File upload fields must use a different form encoding than plain text forms.
2. If you look at the data sent, file upload forms send far more than the file path.

ETbyrne · 12-06-2009, 07:12 PM

Adding onto what Village Idiot said, it is also not possible to set the value of a file input with javascript. For example this jQuery will produce an error and not work:

javascript Code:

jQuery(function(){

    jQuery('input[type=text]').keyup(function(){
    
        // Get value of text box
        var text = jQuery(this).val();
        
        // Set value of file box (produces error)
        jQuery('input[type=file]').val(text);
    
    });

});

Enfernikus · 12-06-2009, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ETbyrne

Adding onto what Village Idiot said, it is also not possible to set the value of a file input with javascript. For example this jQuery will produce an error and not work:

javascript Code:

jQuery(function(){

    jQuery('input[type=text]').keyup(function(){
    
        // Get value of text box
        var text = jQuery(this).val();
        
        // Set value of file box (produces error)
        jQuery('input[type=file]').val(text);
    
    });

});

The reason for the above should be fairly obvious, imagine let's say that the file input value WAS settable via JavaScript ( or any other method for that matter ) important confidential files could be set silently by just having several file inputs on the page upon load hidden via css. Press Submit, the next page takes a while to load but you just attribute it to a laggy connection. Meanwhile, the fiends are absconding with your precious files.