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MegaArcon · Jun 2nd, 2006, 2:30 PM

Hi all!

I've got a web page where I want the user to be able to select a directory so that my script can preform actions on that directory. The problem is that the only form input that I'm aware of that lets a user do something similar to this would be the

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<input type="file" />

tag. However, this will not allow the user to select a directory...it seems that it HAS to be a file. Is there any other tag or method I can use to let the user of the web page select a directory? (I'm using python as the cgi if that makes any difference to the method.)

Thanks in advance!

Jun 2nd, 2006, 2:30 PM	#1
MegaArcon Programmer Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 66 Rep Power: 0	Allow user to select a directory Hi all! I've got a web page where I want the user to be able to select a directory so that my script can preform actions on that directory. The problem is that the only form input that I'm aware of that lets a user do something similar to this would be the (Toggle Plain Text) <input type="file" /> <input type="file" /> tag. However, this will not allow the user to select a directory...it seems that it HAS to be a file. Is there any other tag or method I can use to let the user of the web page select a directory? (I'm using python as the cgi if that makes any difference to the method.) Thanks in advance! __________________ Isn't that just the way life goes? If it's worth doing, it's NP-Hard. Todd Wareham - Memorial University of Newfoundland