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Re: form - file - sumple question

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On 1/7/2012 9:40 AM, Luuk wrote:
> On 07-01-2012 15:09, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>> On 1/7/2012 9:06 AM, Leo Decap wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have a form which users can fill in.
>>> If the user hasn't filled in a required field, the form reloads after
>>> the Submit with all the data the user has entered filled in (and the
>>> opportunity to fill in the missing data).
>>> I get the data through $_POST and echo the allready filled in data on
>>> the form. Easy.
>>>
>>> I have 1 field - type File - where the user can choose a photo to upload.
>>> On reload of the form, I would love to see the entered data (path?)
>>> reappear, but I can't figure out how to do this..........
>>>
>>> Any help here would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Leo
>>
>> You can't do it.  For security reasons, HTTP will now allow FILE fields
>> to be filled in.
>>
>
> I suggest you (Leo) to take a look at JavaScript, to do simple checks if
> a field is filled in or not.
>
> For the complicated checks, you might still want to use some PHP stuff
> afterwards....
>

I don't think javascript will allow it either, Luuk.  It would be a huge 
security concern.

Can you imagine what hackers could do if they could put an invisible 
FILE field on a page and get any file on your system without your knowledge?

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form - file - sumple question Leo Decap <fcatus@yahoo.com> - 2012-01-07 15:06 +0100
  Re: form - file - sumple question Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2012-01-07 09:09 -0500
    Re: form - file - sumple question Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-01-07 15:40 +0100
    Re: form - file - sumple question Luuk <Luuk@invalid.lan> - 2012-01-07 15:40 +0100
      Re: form - file - sumple question Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2012-01-07 09:53 -0500
        Re: form - file - sumple question Luuk <Luuk@invalid.lan> - 2012-01-07 16:24 +0100
  Re: form - file - sumple question Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-01-07 15:39 +0100
  Re: form - file - sumple question "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2012-01-07 16:10 +0100
  Re: form - file - sumple question Leo Decap <fcatus@yahoo.com> - 2012-01-07 16:24 +0100
    Re: form - file - sumple question Jonathan Stein <jstein@image.dk> - 2012-01-08 16:41 +0100
  Re: form - file - sumple question "Álvaro G. Vicario" <alvaro.NOSPAMTHANX@demogracia.com.invalid> - 2012-01-09 09:38 +0100
  Re: form - file - sumple question "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2012-01-10 13:02 -0600

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