Re: [Htmlunit-user] Trouble using HtmlFileInput - question

[Brad C. <bc...@bo...>]

At 08:05 PM 11/25/2003, you wrote:
>Hi
>
>How does one / can one simulate the mime-encoding necessary to upload a 
>file using an HtmlFileInput?
>
>I am trying to use 1.3pre1 to successfully do a mime-encoded post of a 
>form having a <input type="file" name="foo"> HtmlFileInput (fi) element.
>
>I am assuming that if I write code like:
>
>         HtmlFileInput fi = (HtmlFileInput) form.getAllInputsByName("foo")[0];
>         fi.setValueAttribute("/some/path/to/a/real/file");
>         .....
>         form.submit("submit button name");
>
>that the "foo" parameter would be encoded and sent to the servlet.  I 
>understand this was just added, so I want to make sure I am doing things 
>the right way here.

As long as the content-type of the form is multipart/form-data this should 
work fine


>It appears that the "foo" file input is not a submittable element (See 
>HtmlForm.isSubmittable()), so it is not getting sent in the post request 
>attributes....)

HtmlForm.isSubmittable() says that any inputs not of type "radio", "image", 
"checkbox", or "submit" is a submittable element.

Brad C