Browse and select local files and pas on as variable to create link and open file

JavaScript
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Hi,
I am new to Java. I am trying to get people to browse a directory on our network with video files and choose the file and play it.
I got the browsing part of it working but i woud like to create a variable (the name of the file chosen) that is past on to be opened as
a linked file. I tried the following code but i don’t seem to have gotten this right. I am not sure what i am doing wrong, can somebody point met
in the right direction?

Thanks a lot Buzz

<html>

</HEAD>
<BODY>

<form method=“GET” name=“form”>

Name: <input name=“filebrowser” type=“file” value=“”>

<input name=“Submit” type=“submit” value=“Submit”>

</form>

<script type=“text/javascript”>

<a href=“var=filebrowser” onclick=“javascript:document.form.submit();”></a>
</SCRIPT>

</body>
</html>

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If you are wanting to do Java stuff, you’ll need to get assistance with that from elsewhere. JavaScript (originally called LiveScript) is a very different language from Java, and both serve completely different purposes.
What is JavaScript and how is it different from Java Technology?

When it comes to JavaScript, I don’t think that web browsers provide the path of the file to scripting engines, as a security measure. Only the filename itself.