On Thu, 2010-07-29 at 09:50 -0700, Don Wieland wrote: > I am trying to create an UPLOAD form and need to figure a way to only > allow PDF files to be selected. Something like: > > <html> > <body> > <form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="upload.php" method="post"> > <input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="1000000" > accept="application/pdf" /> > Choose a file to upload: <input name="uploaded_file" type="file" /> > <input type="submit" value="Upload" /> > </form> > </body> > </html> > > It is documented online that I can pass a parameter ACCEPT="applaction/ > pdf", BUT it is not recognized in most browsers. > > It was suggested by someone that I could trap for this using a > JAVASCRIPT. Can someone assist with a snippet of javascript code to > trap for this for me? This is the end result I need: > > If the user selects a file that IS NOT a PDF file, display an > javascript alert "You can only upload PDF files. Please try again." > > If the user selects a PDF file greater than 1MB, display an javascript > alert "File uploads may not exceed 1M in file size. Please try again." > > I appreciate any help that can be offered. Thanks in advanced! > > Don Wieland > Perhaps asking on a Javascript list might be better for this particular question, as this is a PHP list... ;) Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
