keeping value of file input field if an error

unwashed potato! · 1 Sep 2010 at 19:21

currently i have a form which checks errors such as no name first, then if none it'll deal with the file uploading.

one downside (though perhaps it's not related to how i'd done the checking) is if there is an error with the form, the input field for the uploading of the file goes blank and needs to be selected again. is it possible to have it so this is filled in automatically even if there is an error?

unwashed potato! · 1 Sep 2010 at 20:27

i'm using php. i prefer to get it working perfectly without jquery and then add jquery to improve so not an option yet.

why can't i fill out the field by setting the value as $_POST['uploadedfilelocation']?

unwashed potato! · 1 Sep 2010 at 21:58

hmm neither post or saving it as a variable then displaying are working, will have a play and see if i can figure out why, though everything i'm currently trying isn't working.

unwashed potato! · 1 Sep 2010 at 22:34

ok this is odd then as nothing is working.

this is what i have with small changes for this forum...

Code:

<input type='file' name='cv' id='cv' class='wide' value='<?= $cv; ?>'/>

if i change value to anything, e.g. $_POST['cv'], or "123ssdfoi" nothing is being shown, and also echoing $_POST['cv'] at start of file gives nothing.