how do I replace a file input tag with a predetermined file?

Question

I'm trying to read a file line by line and I found this answer to do it. the problem is, it has to use a file input tag to select the file to read, so I need to replace a file input tag with something that will let me pre-program a file in, this is the tag

<input type="file" name="file" id="file">

(Please don't roast me if this is ridiculously obvious)

If that was possible it would be a huge security hole, so don't count on that. What is the use case? Why do you need to pre-program a file? — abl, Feb 07 '17 at 22:36

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 08 '17 at 03:02

Just put the destination in the name

<input type="file" name="file" id="file" value="C:\Users\PC\Downloads\1.docx"\>

But of course like what abl said in the comment section. It will have a huge security hole because no user wants to have unwanted download of their files when submitting to your forms.

how do I replace a file input tag with a predetermined file?

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