127827 - value attribute for input type="file" doesn't behave as expected

Status: VERIFIED WONTFIX

(Core :: Layout: Form Controls, defect)

Description

[Raj Bhaskar]

Mozilla 0.9.8 (milestone, build id 2002020406) on Windows 2000.  

The HTML 4.01 Transitional spec says that if you specify a value attribute to an
input type="file", this should be used as the initial filename (see given URL
and scroll down to 'File').  

This behaviour is correctly replicated in Opera 6, but not Mozilla, IE5.5 or
Netscape 4.75.

I'll attach a simple testcase with several variations on the filename as soon as
I write one.

Comment 1

[Raj Bhaskar]

Attachment: Simple testcase with variations on the filename

This is an HTML file with several input type="file" elements on it (it
validates by the W3C validator) each with a different variation on the filename
(eg, c:/file.ext, /file.ext).

Comment 2

[Jonas Jørgensen]

The 'value' attribute of file inputs are ignored for security reasons (to 
prevent web pages from tricking users into uploading random files). This is by 
design and will not be changed. While Opera does allow 'value' on file inputs, 
it displays a warning dialog before submitting the form. Marking WONTFIX.

Comment 3

[Gilles Durys]

This was discussed in bug 44465.

Comment 4

[Jonas Jørgensen]

Marking VERIFIED WONTFIX based on bug 44465.