Posted by ramkum on 09/21/06 19:20

Thanks a lot for confirming, Mike. Though I dont quit like it, it makes
a lot of sense.

I guess I'll have to write an ugly signed Java applet to do the
uploading for me..

Michael Winter wrote:
> ramkum@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > ... is there any way I can upload all these files automatically,
> > without having to make the user choose each of these files manually?
>
> No. It would be a privacy and security violation to allow a user agent
> to upload content without explicit consent.
>
> > If that's not possible, can I atleast show the user a page with a
> > list of input boxes of type file, pre-populated with the file-path
> > and name of the media files I need ...
>
> No, because if the control could be given a default value, that value
> would be used if a script were to automatically submit the form.
>
> [snip]
>
> Mike

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