Prompt user with OpenFile dialog

[Mr Gordonz]

Hi All,

I am trying to replicate the functionality of the HTML FileField control
(<INPUT type="file">). It does everything I need but for one thing: I
can't programmatically set the value of the FileField control - all the
reading I have done says that it is impossible for security reasons.

So, I want to use a standard Server controls: a TextBox control and a Button
control, and replicate the functionality of the FileField HTML control.
When the user clicks a "Browse" button, s/he should be presented with a the
standard Windows OpenFile dialogue box, and when the user selects the file,
the full path (including file name) should be plonked into the TextBox.
This way, I can programmatically set the text property of the TextBox.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

Mr Gordonz

[Mr Gordonz]

Hi Carl,

I tried that, and it doesn't work. Apparently, this particular control was
designed to NEVER allow its value to be set programmatically. I gather it
was seen as a potential security vulnerability, and so the value property
can't be set programmatically even when it is run as a server control.

Cheers,

MG



"Carl Howarth" <carl.howarth@m-s-solutions.co.uk> wrote in message
news:%23eYN5zCXDHA.2484@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

> If you right click on the control from within vs.net, you will be able to
> set it to runat server, this will declare it in the backend code thus you
> will be able to set properties etc.
>
> Carl
>
> "Mr Gordonz" <paul@mobius.net.au> wrote in message
> news:ukkP7pCXDHA.3268@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

> > Hi All,
> >
> > I am trying to replicate the functionality of the HTML FileField control
> > (<INPUT type="file">). It does everything I need but for one thing: I
> > can't programmatically set the value of the FileField control - all the
> > reading I have done says that it is impossible for security reasons.
> >
> > So, I want to use a standard Server controls: a TextBox control and a

> Button

> > control, and replicate the functionality of the FileField HTML control.
> > When the user clicks a "Browse" button, s/he should be presented with a

> the

> > standard Windows OpenFile dialogue box, and when the user selects the

> file,

> > the full path (including file name) should be plonked into the TextBox.
> > This way, I can programmatically set the text property of the TextBox.
> >
> > Any help greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Mr Gordonz
> >
> >
> >

>
>