file browser default directory

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I used the input element with the type="fie" to create a file browser.
I need to know if there is a possible way to set a default directory,so that when i press 'browse' this exact directory will open (let say c:\windows\)

Thanks in advance,
Yaniv

Posted 26-Sep-10 23:45pm

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Al-Farooque Shubho · Answer 1 · 2010-09-26T23:59:00

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I guess this is not possible.

The reason is, the File upload control runs in client's Browser. A client could have differences in their disk organization and folder hierarchy, they could have different OS (Which might not have the drive concept). So, even if a default folder is set for the file upload control from the server's code (Or, using the client side scripting), it would have failed for most of the clients.

So, unfortunately, it seems you can't do that.

However, the file browser window might be able to remember the folder location of the previous file selection. Not sure whether this is handy for you or not.

Posted 26-Sep-10 23:59pm

Al-Farooque Shubho

Updated 27-Sep-10 0:14am

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Ankur^\m/ 27-Sep-10 6:12am

Perfect! :thumbsup:

Al-Farooque Shubho 27-Sep-10 6:14am

Thanks, bro!

Ankur^\m/ 27-Sep-10 6:44am

[moved from answer]
kh_yaniv wrote:
"However, the file browser window might be able to remember the folder location of the previous file selection. Not sure whether this is handy for you or not."

do you know where the old path saved?
(maybe i can change this attribute and my default path will be opened)

Al-Farooque Shubho 27-Sep-10 6:46am

This is entirely handled by the browser or the internal implementation of the ActiveX control. I guess you can't change this.