Q780 Can you simulate a click on an <input type="file"> button?

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Q780 Can you simulate a click on an <input type="file"> button?

You should be able to simulate a click on any form element using the click() method:

<FORM NAME="myForm">
<INPUT TYPE="file" NAME="myFile">
</FORM>

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"><!--
document.myForm.myFile.click();
//--></SCRIPT>

Although using Netascape Navigator 4.5 on Linux, the above generates the error message: "Warning: Cannot find callback list in XtCallCallbacks"

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