I am trying to pull a value from a file input form and now all i want to do is reset or clear the value before the page gets submitted and the file input value is posted.
does anyone know how to do this??? ? ?
<html>
<head>
<script type=”text/javascript”>
function submitform()
{
var empty = “”
var olly = document.myform[“upload”].value;
if (olly == “”)
{
//do submit
alert(“form empty submit”);
document.myform.submit();
}
else if (olly !=””)
{
alert(“not empty clear then submit”);
//document.myform[“upload”].reset();
//document.getElementById(“myForm”).elements[“upload”].reset();
//document.myform.upload.value=null;
//document.myform[“upload”].value = “”;
//document.myform.getElementByName(“upload”).resetupload();
//document.getElementByName(“upload”).elements[“upload”].value = “”;
//document.myform.submit();
}
alert(olly);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form name=”myform” enctype=”multipart/form-data” method=”post” action=”clear_test.php”>
<p>
<input type=”hidden” id=”max” name=”max” value=”52428800″ />
<input type=”hidden” name=”file” />
<input type=”file” name=”upload” id=”uploadid” size=”30″ title=”Browse for a File to Upload.”>
<SELECT NAME=”multiple_select” id=”multiple_select” onChange=”submitform();”>
<OPTION VALUE=”option1″>option1</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE=”option2″>option2</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE=”option3″>option3</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE=”option4″>option4</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE=”option5″>option5</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE=”option6″>option6</OPTION>
</SELECT>
<input type=”submit” name=”submit1″ value=”Submit” >
</p>
</form>
</body>
</html>