INPUT type=file Element | INPUT type=file Object

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INPUT type=file Element | INPUT type=file Object

Creates a file upload object with a text box and Browse button.

HTML Syntax

<INPUT	
    ACCESSKEY = key
    ALIGN = LEFT | CENTER | RIGHT
    ALT = text
    CLASS = classname
    DISABLED
    ID = value
    LANG = language 
    LANGUAGE = JAVASCRIPT | JSCRIPT | VBSCRIPT  | VBS
    LOWSRC = url
    MAXLENGTH = n
    NAME = name
    SIZE = n
    STYLE = css1-properties
    TABINDEX =n
    TITLE =text
    TYPE = FILE
    VALUE = value
    event  = script
>

Remarks

For a file upload to take place:

The file element must be enclosed within a FORM element.
A value must be specified for the NAME attribute of the file element.
The METHOD attribute of the FORM element must be set to post.
The ENCTYPE attribute of the FORM element must be set to multipart/form-data.

To handle a file upload to the server, a server-side process must be running that can handle multipart/form-data submissions. For example, the microsoft posting acceptor allows Microsoft® Internet Information Server to accept file uploads. Additional Common Gateway Interface (CGI) scripts that can handle multipart/form-data submissions are available on the Web.

The file element is an inline element and does not require a closing tag.

This element is available in HTML and script as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.0. The file upload add-on is required to use the file element in Internet Explorer 3.02. Users can enter a file path in the text box or click the Browse button to browse the file system.

Members

INPUT Members

Styles

INPUT Styles

Example

The following examples use the file element to upload a file to a server. The first example requires Microsoft® Posting Acceptor, which can be used with Internet Information Server (IIS) or Personal Web Server.

Sample Code
This example uses HTML code to submit a file selected by the user to Cpshost.dll, which is installed with Posting Acceptor.
<FORM NAME="oForm"
   ACTION="/scripts/cpshost.dll?PUBLISH?/scripts/repost.asp"
   ENCTYPE="multipart/form-data"
   METHOD="post">
<INPUT TYPE="file" NAME="oFile1">
<INPUT TYPE="text"
   NAME="TargetURL"
   VALUE="/users/">
<INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Upload File">
</FORM>
This example shows the Active Server Page (ASP) content of Repost.asp. Notice that the properties of the uploaded file are accessible from the submitted form.
<%@ LANGUAGE = JScript %>
<%
   Response.buffer=true;
%>
<HTML>
<TITLE>Repost Example</TITLE>
<BODY>
<H1>Upload Status</H1>
<P>
Destination: <B><% Response.Write(Request.Form("TargetURL")) %></B>
</P>
<%
   Response.write("<P>Name: " + Request.Form("FileName") + "</P>");
   Response.write("<P>Size: " + Request.Form("FileSize") + "</P>");
   Response.write("<P>Path: " + Request.Form("FilePath") + "</P>");
%>
</BODY>
</HTML>