Web Design in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition

The file-selection form field (type="file") lets users select a file stored on their computer and send it to the server when they submit the form. It is displayed as a text entry field with an accompanying “Browse” button for selecting the file, as shown in the following markup and in Figure 15-10. As for other text fields, you can set the size and maxwidth values as well as the field’s default text. When using the file input type, you should specify enctype="multipart/form-data" in the form element.

    <formenctype="multipart/form-data">
    <p>Send this file with my form information:</p>
    <input type="file" size="28" />
    </form>

Figure 15-10. The file-selection form field