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Pathway Grabber

This script is an HTML page with a small form that can make a new window with the input (type="file") tag. Because it's made with JavaScript users have direct access to the value once it is selected. Now the script can pull the value back into the original form and the rest can be submitted to a php script for further processing.

The JavaScript Source: Miscellaneous: Pathway Grabber
Simply click inside the window below, use your cursor to highlight the script, and copy (type Control-c or Apple-c) the script into a new file in your text editor (such as Note Pad or Simple Text) and save (Control-s or Command-s). The script is yours!!!

  <HEAD>    <script type="text/JavaScript"> /* COMPANY: Design Focus URL: www.thedesignfocus.com AUTHOR: Chris Jokinen EMAIL: chris.j@thedesignfocus.com DATE: 02-24-2004 Free for any use. */ function findPath() { // load a sample window with the form to find path to file // then return the file pathway, clear disabled settings. document.uploadFiles.t1.disabled=false; document.uploadFiles.t2.disabled=false; filePathway = window.open('','aWindow','toolbar=no,status=no,menubar=no,width=300,height=50'); body="Select here and click the 'Grab Path' button"; body+="<form action='' name='file'>"; body+="<input type='file' name='path' size='28'>"; body+="</form>"; filePathway.document.write(body); } function setForm() { // disable all "Grab Path" buttons document.uploadFiles.t1.disabled=true; document.uploadFiles.t2.disabled=true; } function grabPath(val) { var err; // grab pathway from popup window after a selection is made if(val=="up1") { document.uploadFiles.up1.value=filePathway.file.path.value; if(document.uploadFiles.up1.value=="") { err=true; } else { err=false; document.uploadFiles.t1.value="Success"; } } if(val=="up2") { document.uploadFiles.up2.value=filePathway.file.path.value; if(document.uploadFiles.up2.value=="") { err=true; } else { err=false; document.uploadFiles.t2.value="Success"; } } filePathway.close(); setForm(); } </script> </HEAD>  <BODY onLoad="setForm()">     <form action="" name="uploadFiles"> File #1: <input name="up1" type="text" value=""> <input type="button" value="Grab Path" name="t1" onclick="grabPath('up1');"> <br> File #2: <input name="up2" type="text" value=""> <input type="button" value="Grab Path" name="t2" onclick="grabPath('up2');"> <br><br> <input type="button" value="Browse Local Files" onclick="findPath();"> </form> <p><center> <font face="arial, helvetica" size"-2">Free JavaScripts provided<br> by <a href="http://javascriptsource.com">The JavaScript Source</a></font> </center><p> 
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