Download file using select list

[matthisco]

Can anyone please tell me how I can download a file, by submitting a form to itself?

I have this code so far but it doesnt work:

<cfset thePath = "c:\inetpub\wwwroot\documents\folder">
<cfdirectory name="docs" action="List" directory="#thePath#" sort="Name ASC">
<form action="docments/folder/#name#" method="post" class="styleform" >
<select name="file" id="file" class="standard" >
<option value="">Choose a file</option>
<option value="">-----------</option>
<cfoutput query="docs">
<option value="#name#">#name#</option>
</cfoutput>
</select>

<input name="submit" type="submit" value="submit" />
</form>

[Dan_Bracuk]

What part is giving you difficulty, submitting the form to itself or downloading the file.

[matthisco]

Hi Dan,

Submitting the form seems to be the problem, Is there a better way to do this?

I just get xxx/xxx/#name# in the address bar when I submit the page.

I have all my documents stored in the same folder, I'd like to use cfdirecotry to get the files and download them by selecting them from a drop down list.

Thanks again

[Dan_Bracuk]

Looks like you are missing a cfoutput tag to read the variable in this tag.

<form action="docments/folder/#name#" method="post" class="styleform" >