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Re: [LUG] Perl CGI question - stumped

 

On 16/12/05, Steve Marvell <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know how to get the full path from a filefield in CGI
>
> There is no reason to expect that data to come at all since the
> original location of the file is nothing to do with the transaction
> nothing to do with the query.
>
> I imagine it's possible to extract the information from the field with
> javascript and put it in a hidden field before the transaction is
> posted.

Some versions of IE will provide the full path in the filename, which
is annoying.

You should never need it on the server so I usually strip it out if
present. Why do you want this path - what will it be used for?

A.

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