This function will read a directory and put the result into a listbox. So you can choose a file from that listbox.

By : wibi

<?
/********************************************************************
* drop-down-menu - form field function.
* function that read directory content and
* return the result list as drop-down-menu
* Syntax :
* - string dir2box(string path, string name, string selected-file);
*
* Copyright (C) 2001 Wibisono Sastrodiwiryo.
* This program is free software licensed under the
* GNU General Public License (GPL).
*
* CyberGL => Application Service Provider
* http://www.cybergl.co.id
* office@cybergl.co.id
*
* $Id: dir2box.php3,v 0.1 2001/07/5 19:42:20 wibi Exp $
*********************************************************************/

function dir2box($path, $name, $default="") {
$result="<select name=\"$name\" size=1>\n";
$handle=opendir("$path");
while ($file = readdir($handle)) {
if ($file == $default) {$selected="selected";} else {$selected="";}
if ($file != "." and $file !="..") {$result.="<option value=\"$file\" $selected>$file</option>\n";}
}
closedir($handle);
$result.="</select>\n";
return $result;
}
?>

/* example */
<?
require("dir2box.php3");
$default="index.php3";
$path="/home/cybergl.co.id/htdocs";
?>
<form>
<p>
Files :
<?
echo dir2box($path, "directory", $default);
?>
<p>
</form>

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