Yes, you can do this.  It requires the <FORM> tag to have a MIME type of
"multiform/form-data" along with a receiving cgi program set up to handle
the binary images.  Here's a great resource for pre-built scripts that can
help out:

http://www.cgi.resourceindex.com/Programs_and_Scripts/Perl/File_Management/F
ile_Uploading/

Norman
www.craftedsolutions.com

----- Original Message -----
From: Nate Harel <nharel(at)consultant.com>
To: <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 10:08 PM
Subject: uploading images via forms


> Hi,
>
> I have a client who wants to upload images to his site and I was wondering
> if there is a way for me to set up a form that prompts him for the file
and
> then uploads it using some cgi program. Can I do that?
>
> Thanks
>
> Nate
>
>
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