How can I auto set file path for input file in IE

[chariot]

Hello I'm newbie in autoit.

I have a question about how can I set file path to input file Zbrowser file to upload to website) in IE.

for input text I can use

_IEPropertySet($name,"innertext","Test")

but for input file I'can, and I try to use

_IEPropertySet($oFile,"value","D:\pic.jpg")

but It's don't work.

How can I do?

[jvanegmond]

This is probably a form element, so use this:

_IEFormElementSetValue($oFile, "D:\pic.jpg")

[chariot]

Thank you but it doesn't work too.

Edited March 19, 2009 by chariot

[Stilgar]

You can't set (in the most browsers and I "hope" in IE, too) an "input type='file'", because of security reasons.

[jvanegmond]

You can't set (in the most browsers and I "hope" in IE, too) an "input type='file'", because of security reasons.

Why would that be a dangerous thing to do?

[Stilgar]

Why would that be a dangerous thing to do?

If that would be possible, every script on every page can fill out an input field of this type and can try if it can download any file from your computer.

Edited March 19, 2009 by Stilgar

[jvanegmond]

If that would be possible, every script on every page can fill out an input field of this type and can try if it can download any file from your computer.

I see. That is important for Javascript, but not for IE COM in my opinion since a process is already running that has access to your hard drive.

You are right.

In the help file see _IEFormElementSetValue

it shows this example:

; *******************************************************
; Example 4 - Set the value of an INPUT TYPE=FILE element
;               (security restrictions prevent using _IEFormElementSetValue)
; *******************************************************
;
#include <IE.au3>

$oIE = _IE_Example("form")
$oForm = _IEFormGetObjByName($oIE, "ExampleForm")
$oInputFile = _IEFormElementGetObjByName($oForm, "fileExample")

; Assign input focus to the field and then send the text string
_IEAction($oInputFile, "focus")
Send("C:\myfile.txt")

Edited March 19, 2009 by Manadar

[Stilgar]

I see. That is important for Javascript, but not for IE COM in my opinion since a process is already running that has access to your hard drive.

If you look in the IE.au3 every "function" on the com-objects are Javascript-functions, so I think this is blocked by the IE.