Interaction to write to a input file type is denied in browsers not to read the value so you can can get the full path using JavaScript like any other input in the form(document.formname.inputname.value) and pass it to other input field lets say input fullpath using something like document.formname.fullpath = document.formname.inputname.value <-- all using javascript So yes you can get the fullpath however you should redirect your question to a JavaScript List or perhaps a javascript-php list. Regards Angelo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jasper Bryant-Greene" <jasper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 7:14 AM Subject: Re: upload file - clients path to file? > angelo@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > I havent found an answer after looking at the manual. I'm trying to find > > out if it possible to find the path of the file on the clients pc once > > a form has been submitted with the file upload form. > > I know its possible to get the file name but I need the whole path. > > is this possible? > > Not with pure PHP. Maybe with some JavaScript, but most browsers heavily > limit any interaction with <input type="file"> controls from JavaScript. > So probably not at all. > > -- > Jasper Bryant-Greene > Freelance web developer > http://jasper.bryant-greene.name/ > > If you find my advice useful, please consider donating to a poor > student! You can choose whatever amount you think my advice was > worth to you. http://tinyurl.com/7oa5s > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
