I have a form where the users can either add a new item or select an existing item from a list.
If they are adding a new item, one of the necessary form fields is a <INPUT TYPE="File"> tag, where the user selects a file somewhere on the network. This file is a list of 10-digit codes that are used later on. Once this form is processed (by selecting a [Continue] or [Save] button), the path and file name of the selected file are added to the database, and a session variable is set (called Session.PIDList). This session variable lists all PID's from the selected file.
The other option the user has is to select an existing item from a list, which has already been entered. Once they do this, the file field with the [Browse] button becomes disabled, and the selected file apprears as before, except that it's disabled and the user cannot change or update this field.
Here is the problem: when the user adds a new item, the Session.PIDList variable is set to the uploaded file. The user then goes on his/her merry way, with this session variable intact. However, if the user selects an existing item, instead of uploading a new file, I have to take the existing file and pathname from the database, manipulate it so that I can reset the session variable for this selected file. I have no idea on how to do this.
Hope this makes sense. If anyone has a clue as to what I might be able to do, please let me know. Thanks!
If they are adding a new item, one of the necessary form fields is a <INPUT TYPE="File"> tag, where the user selects a file somewhere on the network. This file is a list of 10-digit codes that are used later on. Once this form is processed (by selecting a [Continue] or [Save] button), the path and file name of the selected file are added to the database, and a session variable is set (called Session.PIDList). This session variable lists all PID's from the selected file.
The other option the user has is to select an existing item from a list, which has already been entered. Once they do this, the file field with the [Browse] button becomes disabled, and the selected file apprears as before, except that it's disabled and the user cannot change or update this field.
Here is the problem: when the user adds a new item, the Session.PIDList variable is set to the uploaded file. The user then goes on his/her merry way, with this session variable intact. However, if the user selects an existing item, instead of uploading a new file, I have to take the existing file and pathname from the database, manipulate it so that I can reset the session variable for this selected file. I have no idea on how to do this.
Hope this makes sense. If anyone has a clue as to what I might be able to do, please let me know. Thanks!