Question

In an html page I have input type=’text’ and a button

filename: [             ] 

[PUSH]

The user goes and fills the filename with “C:\test.txt”
When the button is pushed, (onclick), I want to write some javascript to upload the file

(e.g.: c:\test.txt) and submit to the server.

Obviously the input type file would be hidden and programmatically edited.

is this doable or are there any limitations ?

The idea is that the user does not have to go and use the input type file and always go to the open dialog

Answer 1

You cannot manipulate the filename before upload. You must do this on the server. This is a security measure to prevent the browser from being able to upload arbitrary files.