file.click() do not work

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code:

<form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<input type="file" name="file">
<input type="button" onclick="document.getElementById('file').click()" value="click me">
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

click button to select a file, it's ok.
but press Submit will clear file input, no submit
must press again will submit, but no file uploaded

almost same problem as [experts-exchange.com...]
but i need the real file uploaded

system: winxp sp2
browser: ie6 (come with sp2)
gmail js: works
my code: failed :(

any idea?

[iamlost]

Do you not need action="<HTTP URI>"?

I believe it is a required attribute.

[url]http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/interact/forms.html[/url

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that was just an example

here we go:

<form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" action="about:blank" onsubmit="alert(this.elements.file.value); return true">

u can try action="abc.php" for testing
all with same result

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shall this thread move to javascript?