Can a browse for file html button be done with javascript?

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Can a browse for file html button be done with javascript?

decibel

Hi, I have a site that has custom button images. I have file uploads, and I would like the browse button to be an image also, but I am not aware of the javascript for browsing my local machine for a file, does anyone know this, thanks in advance.

I want to replace this, with an image:
<input type='file' name='image_file' />

johneboy

dunno if this will work in anything other then IE, but

CrazyMerlin

try:

you cannot use javascript to browse a users system, that takes server-side language or an activeX call to FileSystemObject.

decibel

thanks, i wanted to try to avoid background images, but if its the only way, guess i have too, thanks again.

sunnweb

I hope this answers your question:

The only way I got it to work is using the exact code above replacing the "x" with your drive letter, don't forget to have the pipe (|) symbol directly after the drive letter.

If you are using it to browse another server/ computer on your network simply map a drive to the machine's drive letter from your local computer.

~Johnny (Straws) Y2k06

felgall

That will link to a file on your visitor's computer that probably wont exist resulting in a broken link.