File Entry Fields in Lynx

[Trevor Astrope]

Btw, to enter a file in a file entry field using lynx, you need to hit 
enter on the file entry field, then you can type in the file. I type the 
full path to the file to be sure lynx can find it.


On Mon, 31 Oct 2005, Janina Sajka wrote:

> Perhaps so. But I'm still out of pocket. I have yet to come across a
> form with a "file entry field." I don't know what that is.
>
> Trevor Astrope writes:
>> Any form with a file entry field!
>>
>> I haven't come across any forms wehre lynx will let you submit if you
>> leave a file entry field empty!
>>
>> I'm pretty sure this is a lynx bug, not a bug with the page. But the page
>> is the "add reply" form in the envision forum software.
>>
>> Anyway, my fix was to recompile lynx 2.8.5 without file upload enabled. I
>> just won't be able to actually upload a file if I should ever need to. But
>> this is less frequent than wehn I need to submit a form without a file
>> attachment.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 28 Oct 2005, Janina Sajka wrote:
>>
>>> Not info information for me here. What form are you submitting? Where is
>>> it? Can we take a look at it? Why does it have a file entry field if
>>> you're not submitting a file? What's it for? How did you get there?
>>>
>>> Trevor Astrope writes:
>>>> Does anyone know how to submit a form with a file entry field in lynx
>>>> the cat?
>>>>
>>>> I can't seem to be able to submit a form that has a file entry field
>>>> without uploading a file, and I  don't need to upload any files!
>>>>
>>>> The error I get is: Can't open file for uploading
>>>>
>>>> Like I said, I didn't enter anything in the field. is there a way to tell
>>>> lynx that?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Trevor
>>>>
>>>>
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