[SOLVED] Getting the file path from a html form input

[tudoroprea]

I have the following problem: I want to get the file path from a file input field, not just the filename. I don't have to necesarily use the input of type 'file', but that is the only way i know how to have a browse button.I tried using javascript to fetch the content of the file with this function:

function GetDirectory()

{

strFile = document.FileForm.filename.value;

intPos = strFile.lastIndexOf("\\");

strDirectory = strFile.substring(0, intPos);

alert(strDirectory);

}

but i don't know how to pass the javascript variable to the php.

Can anyone help me ?

[freakstyle]

hi tudoroprea,

to upload the file, you would need to have a file type field

the array passed to your process page, $_FILES does not, as i think you know,

contain any of the info where the file came from. generally

that information is not needed, but sounds like you want it,

so this solution might work for you:

<script type="text/javascript">
function GetDirectory()
{
   strFile = document.FileForm.filename.value;
   intPos = strFile.lastIndexOf("\\");
   strDirectory = strFile.substring(0, intPos);
   //alert(strDirectory);
   document.FileForm.Directory.value = strDirectory;
}

</script>
<input type="file" id="filename" name="filename" value="" onChange="GetDiretory()">
<input type="hidden" id="Directory" name="Directory" value="">

 

good luck

[tudoroprea]

yes, it works.

thank you very much it was exactly what i needed.

Only one small problem. When i get the path it has 2 slashes betwin the directories, not one as it should. Like this:

C:\\tudor\\photos\\album1.

But this is not a big problem as i can replace the \\ with \.

 

Thank you again.