title: How to disable file input text box in IE?
body: <p>Is it possible to prevent a user from typing in a file input text box in IE?  The reason I ask is that if a user enters text that does not look like a file system path (eg. doesn't start with something like c:...) then when the user clicks the submit button nothing will happen.</p>
  
  <p>I would either like to not allow the user to type in the box or have the form submit as normal.</p>
  
  <p>I have found that the same question was asked here with no answer:
  <a href="http://www.webmasterworld.com/html/3290988.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.webmasterworld.com/html/3290988.htm</a></p>
  
  <p>And this person came up with a hack which I can use if there is no other suitable answer:
  <a href="http://www.shauninman.com/archive/2007/09/10/styling_file_inputs_with_css_and_the_dom" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.shauninman.com/archive/2007/09/10/styling_file_inputs_with_css_and_the_dom</a></p>
  
  <p>EDIT: To clarify - if the user types "not a file path" in the text box next to the "Browse" button and clicks submit, in IE nothing will happen.  The form will not submit - IE does not allow a form to be submitted when a &lt;input type="file"&gt; box does not have a real file path.</p>