show file name instead of No file selected at update time

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When I want to update upload image in my form. I can't display previous value. I fetch file name successfully from database. How to show file name in file type attribute in php at the update time Here, I had try to assign value but at validation time this value is taken as null value.

<input type="file" name="image" id="image" value="<?= $row->image ?>" required;>

can we display another string instead of 'No file selected' in file type

You may like to go through this [link](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1696877/how-to-set-a-value-to-a-file-input-in-html). — Vagabond, Apr 12 '14 at 20:42
I validate this file with ajax validation and here i got error message. If we can't set value then how to validate file at update time? — Piyush Lahoti, Apr 12 '14 at 20:55

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 12 '14 at 20:51

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You can't set the value of a file element by code for security reasons. Just put a text next to it showing the current uploaded file, and change the label of the file element to something like "Upload new image"

answered Apr 12 '14 at 20:51

Arne

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show file name instead of No file selected at update time

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