Creating dynamic form fields

I am trying to create a form with an input box, but also want to be able to have a link below it to be able to add another input box on demand. Does anyone know where i can find an example of this, i searched on google but wasn't able to find anything that good.

I tried the following code in a .cfm page and everytime i run it i just get the following error:
Server Error
The server encountered an internal error and was unable to complete your request.
Application server is busy. Either there are too many concurrent requests or the server still is starting up.
But any other page that run works fine, this is the only that gives me this error.
<html>
<head>
<title></title>
<script language="javascript">
fields = 0;
function addInput() {
if (fields != 10) {
document.getElementById('text').innerHTML += "<input type='file' value='' /><br />";
fields += 1;
} else {
document.getElementById('text').innerHTML += "<br />Only 10 upload fields allowed.";
document.form.add.disabled=true;
</script>
</head>
<body>
<cfform name="form">
<input type="button" onclick="addInput()" name="add" value="Add input field" />
<div id="text">
</div>
</cfform>
</body>
</html>

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