Newbie Question: File example

[BreadthFirst]

Something weird is going on with my internet explorer.

I am running the example included in the IE.au3 UDF to write to an Input type = file element:

; *******************************************************
; 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")

However, this program is simply writing "C:myfile.txt" to internet explorer's URL bar instead of the fileExample input. Why is this happening and how can I solve this issue? I have internet explorer 8.

thanks.

[A. Percy]

I tried here and it's working...

Edit: hmmm, in my brother's computer it's happening... I'll investigate.

Edited July 8, 2009 by A. Percy

[A. Percy]

Interesting... It's disabled. Only works when I click the button.

[dantay9]

I got this error when I used _IEFormElementSetValue:

--> IE.au3 V2.4-0 Error from function _IEFormElementSetValue, $_IEStatus_InvalidObjectType (Browser securuty prevents SetValue of TYPE=FILE)

Maybe you can't send characters to the control either. Just a guess.

Edited July 8, 2009 by dantay9

[BreadthFirst]

I got this error when I used _IEFormElementSetValue:

--> IE.au3 V2.4-0 Error from function _IEFormElementSetValue, $_IEStatus_InvalidObjectType (Browser securuty prevents SetValue of TYPE=FILE)

Maybe you can't send characters to the control either. Just a guess.

Example 4 - Set the value of an INPUT TYPE=FILE element

(security restrictions prevent using _IEFormElementSetValue)

That's not supposed to work. The example I posted, however, is. I don't know why it fails on some computers, as A. Percy pointed out. What version of internet explorer do you have on the computer where the program fails?