help with click() in firefox

[webdev3852]

hello all,

okay, I'm not going into very much detail, but instead I will outline what I need and for what.

I don't like the appearance of the <input type='file'> element and the textbox that accompanies the element so i like taking another element and make it call the fileupload element

EXAMPLE:

<div>
<input type='file' style='position: absolute; visibility: hidden;'>
<a href="#" onclick="this.previousElement.click()">Upload</a>
</div>

i basically am giving the link the functionality to open up a file selection box. ofcourse, then ill have to get the value of the fileupload element to retrieve the file

MY PROBLEM: it doesn't work in firefox

any alternatives? solutions?

thanks

[webdev3852]

woops, it's previousSibling, not previousElement