I'm going through old emails I hadn't read, sorry it's taken so long to
respond.
btw, I like the wysidraw app...I wonder if that could be used
for remote tutoring. I have a daughter who needs tutoring in math
and that tutoring requires a student and teacher to be able to
write on the same
You know, the only reason I've heard discussed as to why directory
contents can't be uploaded en masse like single files, is security.
But what is the difference, except numbers of files, between a client
specifying a single file for upload vs. an entire directory for upload?
I don't see
not currently, but in future versions of HTML / CF)
Rick
-Original Message-
From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 9:37 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
You know, the only reason I've heard discussed as to why directory
Erm, how is the server going to grab a file off your PC?
-Original Message-
From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 10 March 2005 14:37
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
You know, the only reason I've heard discussed as to why directory
contents
are there no plans to expand this capability in HTML?
I'm not in the secret, but frankly, I doubt.
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CF)
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-Original Message-
From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 9:37 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
You know, the only reason
in HTML / CF...seems like
such an obviously desirable and basic function...one step beyond file
upload.
Rick
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 10:21 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Rick
I
are there no plans to expand this capability in HTML?
No, there are no plans to expand this functionality. There have been
requests though to expand functionality in terms of pre-validation
filesize, and adding progress support but standards don't change from
day to day.
The only chance on
run. Please!
- Cynthia Dunning
-Original Message-
From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 7:26 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Thanks, Kola...
I'll check into those
-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Again ColdFusion/Macromedia have nothing to do with this, this is entirely
on the client end. You have to look to client technologies: such as
JavaScript, ActiveX, Java, C++ and many others. Of course as you head down
this road, you
Cold fusion still has nothing to do with this.
You are confusing client side Java and server side Java.
They run on completely separate machines and have local file access to
completely separate harddrives
Jerry Johnson
Web Developer
Dolan Media Company
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/10/05 10:46AM
BloodSource
www.BloodSource.org
Sacramento, CA
C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!
- Cynthia Dunning
-Original Message-
From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 7:47 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory
March 2005 15:44
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Cold fusion still has nothing to do with this.
You are confusing client side Java and server side Java.
They run on completely separate machines and have local file access to
completely separate harddrives
On the other hand, you should be able to create a JS widget that
allows a user to expand the upload fields by cloning a new one each time
a control is clicked.
Even so, there is still the problem to update the file name to grab
different files, and there is no mean you can get a list of the
, March 10, 2005 10:44 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Cold fusion still has nothing to do with this.
You are confusing client side Java and server side Java.
They run on completely separate machines and have local file access to
completely separate harddrives
!
- Cynthia Dunning
-Original Message-
From: Claude Schneegans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 8:05 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
On the other hand, you should be able to create a JS widget
much different to do this on the directory level than on the
file level?
Rick
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 11:04 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Rick
Jerry outlines why this wouldn't
March 2005 16:09
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Yes, I meant this would only provide the user the ability to create as many
BLANK file input fields as they want to upload. They would then be required
to complete each field to actually select a file to be uploaded
Rick Faircloth wrote:
I understand that *currently* CFDirectory only has access
to my local system...what I'm talking about is developing
a tag that allows a user to specify a directory for upload the
same way we use CFFile now...
I guess the difficulties in doing this are embedded in the
cffile can't do this either.
cffile only works on the SERVER machine. It can only read and write files on
the SERVER machine.
cffile cannot access, read or write or delete files on the CLIENT machine.
Jerry Johnson
Web Developer
Dolan Media Company
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/10/05 11:14AM
I'm
: Thursday, March 10, 2005 8:09 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
I understand that *currently* CFDirectory only has access
to my local system...what I'm talking about is developing
a tag that allows a user to specify a directory for upload
Understood...but it's at the level you're referencing that
perhaps change needs to occur to allow such functionality...
Rick
-Original Message-
From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 11:18 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: How to Browse and Choose
to Browse and Choose Directory...
cffile can't do this either.
cffile only works on the SERVER machine. It can only read and write files on
the SERVER machine.
cffile cannot access, read or write or delete files on the CLIENT machine.
Jerry Johnson
Web Developer
Dolan Media Company
[EMAIL PROTECTED
Rick,
I understand that *currently* CFDirectory only has access to
my local system...what I'm talking about is developing a tag
that allows a user to specify a directory for upload the same
way we use CFFile now...
There will never be a time when cfdirectory or cffile will have
access to
Message-
From: Tim Blair [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 11:53 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Rick,
I understand that *currently* CFDirectory only has access to
my local system...what I'm talking about is developing a tag
that allows
-Original Message-
From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 9:17 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
To enable uploading of whole directories the HTTP protocol, the
implementation of that protocol
to globalize throughout browserland, I think the
implementation is best left to third party software.
Andy
-Original Message-
From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 12:17 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory
Rick,
Ran into the exact same problem you have a couple of years ago. Get
your client a copy of webdrive:
http://www.southrivertech.com/index.php?pg=./products/webdrive/index
Seem to remember that it was around $40 and tech support was great.
It maps a drive letter to the FTP directory that
Thanks for the tip, Rick.
I've got a copy I'm testing now for an FTP online storage service.
Hadn't thought of using it for this situation.
Rick
-Original Message-
From: Rick Mason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 2:21 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: How to Browse
I understand that *currently* CFDirectory only has access
to my local system...
Well, if by local system you mean the server, then you understand well, depends
where you are located ;-/
what I'm talking about is developing
a tag that allows a user to specify a directory for upload the
same
I honestly have not read all of the posts, personally I felt sick to
my stomach after reading about 15 or so...the best answer was given
very very early on. Have the client zip thier files in a directory and
upload the zip file. use CFexecute to unzip these files, only I would
use Info-ZIP but
There's also the whole issue of folder sharing and user permissions that hasn't
been discussed. When the client browser pics a directory on the client
computer, the path is a local path, i.e.
c:\myworkstation\myWorkstationDirectory\. If a server tries to use that path,
it translates into a
that I initiate on this list.
You style of participation is not welcome.
Rick
-Original Message-
From: Adam Haskell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 5:02 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
I honestly have not read all of the posts
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 5:02 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
I honestly have not read all of the posts, personally I felt sick to
my stomach after reading about 15 or so...the best answer was given
very very early on. Have
the best answer was given
very very early on. Have the client zip thier files in a directory and
upload the zip file.
I know, I gave this solution. ;-)
And runing pkzip from a bat file is even easier, since you can change
directory, etc.
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-Original Message-
From: Rebecca Wells [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 4:09 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
There's also the whole issue of folder sharing and user permissions that
hasn't been discussed. When the client
I don't appreciate the tone of your message or the
profanity that you used.
Bah,... don't worry, there are always a couple of guys who beleive that insults
and profanities
can help them making their point... ;-/
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Haskell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 5:25 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Nor did you... all you had to read were the first 5 over and over
again b/c thats all that was said... you have to be pretty freaking
stupid to not know how
Message-
From: Claude Schneegans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 5:33 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
I don't appreciate the tone of your message or the
profanity that you used.
Bah,... don't worry, there are always a couple of guys who
you have to be pretty freaking
stupid to not know how to zip a folder.
The right question here is Who is the more pretty freaking stupid: the user or
the developper who thinks all pretty freaking stupid users know how to zip a
folder ? ;-)
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But, actually, since the photos in a gallery may only number 20-25, the easiest
way is to simply do what I've been doing...supplying 5 CFFILE forms on a page
and let them repeat the uploading 4 or 5 times. We're not talking huge numbers
of photos, so the process is no big deal.
: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 5:46 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Rick Faircloth
But, actually, since the photos in a gallery may only number 20-25, the
easiest way is to simply do what I've been doing...supplying 5
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Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 5:46 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Rick Faircloth
But, actually, since the photos in a gallery may only number 20-25, the
easiest way is to simply do what I've been doing...supplying 5 CFFILE forms
on a page and let them
...afraid
I can't touch that... :o)
Rick
-Original Message-
From: Katz, Dov B (IT) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 5:49 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
For galleries, I strongly suggest you consider the applet solution more
on the server side, though I have my
own CFC about to replace it.
-dov
-Original Message-
From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 6:06 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
You're referring to Ian's code, I assume?
Downsampling
:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 2:21 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Rick,
Ran into the exact same problem you have a couple of years ago. Get
your client a copy of webdrive:
http://www.southrivertech.com/index.php?pg=./products/webdrive
Thanks for the tip on the site...I'll check it out.
Rick
-Original Message-
From: Katz, Dov B (IT) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 6:09 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
I'm referring to client applets, not javascript. Check
Thanks for the tip, Mason...
Rick
-Original Message-
From: Rick Mason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 6:10 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Rick,
Here's another alternative that I just learned about. Apparently
Google has just
Yeah yeah I know...as for profonity, its just my form of expression
call me vulgar but I think of it as more me being lazy and not finding
other creative ways of putting my point across in a less vulgar but
still as offensive manner. If you truewly beleive your clients are so
inept at using the
Apparently Google has just updated their free image editor Picassa
and it now
lets you email your photos to a Google mail account.
Now this is also an intersting avenue, because in most mail software, one is
able to select all files inside a directory in just one operation.
Going through
that hwo we handled cookie issues and the results were quite good.
I must say I agree with you 100% about cookies.
However, for cookies, it is just a question of explaining, for zipping,
users have to learn how to do something and DO it, and, and, beleive me,
this is quite another story ;-)
...
I'd pay $20 for a tag that would allow multiple file selections...
Rick
-Original Message-
From: Katz, Dov B (IT) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 6:09 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
I'm referring to client applets
PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Yeah yeah I know...as for profonity, its just my form of expression
call me vulgar but I think of it as more me being lazy and not finding
other creative ways of putting my point across in a less vulgar but
still as offensive
We need a tag that does this sort of multi-file selection
CFMULTIFILE
And if it can be pulled off by JUpload, surely it can be done
in CF with its Java underpinnings...
CF and its Java underpinnings run on your web server. The Java applet in
question runs on the client. No amount of
Know of an example somewhere online where that tag
can be viewed in use? Demo?
Rick
-Original Message-
From: Claude Schneegans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 6:28 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Apparently Google has just
Faircloth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 4:40 PM
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Hey, that's a pretty cool applet, dov...
$62...a little pricey, but well worth it when you do that
sort of thing a lot...
We need a tag
Fair enough...but why not a tag that integrates or deploys
a java applet as part of its function? Possible?
Rick
-Original Message-
From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 6:55 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
We need
Might be some misunderstanding there...these were instructiosn on how
to turn cookies on off, even for specific sites if the user wanted to
get that 'involved', clear cookies, where to find the cookies on your
computer ect. So they were instructions on how to DO things :)
I'll also take this post
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From: Rick Faircloth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 4:40 PM
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Hey, that's a pretty cool applet, dov...
$62...a little pricey, but well worth it when you do that
sort of thing a lot...
We
Fair enough...but why not a tag that integrates or deploys a
java applet as part of its function? Possible?
I don't see why not. However, the significant part of the functionality
would be the client-side part, if you know what I mean.
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
Apology accepted...we all have our moments...including me.
Rick
-Original Message-
From: Adam Haskell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 7:07 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Might be some misunderstanding there...these were
and pad input, instead of mouse...Wacom?
Rick
-Original Message-
From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 7:27 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Fair enough...but why not a tag that integrates or deploys a
java applet
Know of an example somewhere online where that tag
can be viewed in use? Demo?
No, I was just commenting the idea.
As I told, I used the zip-unzip approach on one of my sites, but it is in the
admin section, not viewable to public. The education of the user is not a
problem here since there
: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Fair enough...but why not a tag that integrates or deploys a
java applet as part of its function? Possible?
I don't see why not. However, the significant part of the functionality
would be the client-side part, if you know what I mean.
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig
I don't think that the file input type in HTML supports directories.
You might have some luck looking into ActiveX extesions, but (of course)
that kills cross-browser support
--Ben
Rick Faircloth wrote:
Hi, all...
This seems simple, but I haven't found a solution...
I've always had
gallery.
Sound like a reasonable approach?
Rick
-Original Message-
From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 2:37 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
I don't think that the file input type in HTML supports directories.
You might
I think you may be intermingling client and server functions.
Is the folder in question on a network and accessible from a .cfm page using
cfdirectory?
or
Is the folder in question on the client's machine, remote from the server?
Jerry Johnson
Web Developer
Dolan Media Company
[EMAIL
Now, I want to allow the client to choose a directory and then loop
through the photos and upload them at once.
I'm affraid this is not possible in HTML.
What I've done is have the client to zip all his images in one zip file, even
if it does not save space,
and send the file. Then I unzip
...
Rick
-Original Message-
From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 2:56 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
I think you may be intermingling client and server functions.
Is the folder in question on a network
to Browse and Choose Directory...
Now, I want to allow the client to choose a directory and then loop
through the photos and upload them at once.
I'm affraid this is not possible in HTML.
What I've done is have the client to zip all his images in one zip file,
even if it does not save space
The Cold Fusion server cannot see the client's machine, not even for the one
file.
The file is actually sent to the server by the client's browser as part of a
form. The browser is the software that finds the file and uploads it. The
server cannot see any files on the client's hard drive.
Rick I don't think you have that kind of control over a client
machine...this is for security reasons.
Imagine if I could write an app to arbitraily grab files off your computer
without you expressly selecting the files ;-)
This si not to say there isn't a way of making life easier for the
Come on, Bryan, fess up! Now I know where
all those photos went! I didn't misplace them, you grabbed 'em off
my computer! ;o)
Rick
-Original Message-
From: Bryan Stevenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 3:36 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: How to Browse
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From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 3:27 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
The Cold Fusion server cannot see the client's machine, not even for the one
file.
The file is actually sent to the server
s..don't tell ;-)
Bryan Stevenson B.Comm.
VP Director of E-Commerce Development
Electric Edge Systems Group Inc.
phone: 250.480.0642
fax: 250.480.1264
cell: 250.920.8830
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
web: www.electricedgesystems.com/tiny.cfm/54
Primarily because the input type=file... tag is a FILE input tag, not a
select a directory tag.
Aaron
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From: Rick Faircloth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 7:57 AM
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory
How do you know what's in the directory without accessing the client's
filesystem?
CFFILE's upload function is a little misnamed. What it actually does
is allow you to move/copy/modify the file that has already been pushed
to the server by the browser. CFFILE doesn't upload anything, it just
.
-Dov
-Original Message-
From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 3:57 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Oh, yeah, yeah...I see what you're saying...I'm not thinking straight.
I can't pull files off the client's machine
I must! It's the only way to get out of the doghouse with my wife! ;o)
-Original Message-
From: Bryan Stevenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 3:56 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
s..don't tell ;-)
Bryan Stevenson
server one at a time...
Why wouldn't that work?
Rick
-Original Message-
From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 3:27 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
The Cold
www.BloodSource.org
Sacramento, CA
C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!
- Cynthia Dunning
-Original Message-
From: Ian Skinner
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 1:13 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
As had been said several different ways
Here's a little javascript majick to do the trick. Create a little javascript
like this:
InvalidTag type=text/javascript
function getFile(f) {
f.directory.value = f.uploadFile.value;
}
/script
Then in the body of the page, your form is like this:
form action= method=post
-Original Message-
From: Rebecca Wells [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 4:52 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Here's a little javascript majick to do the trick. Create a
little javascript like this:
InvalidTag type=text
Uh. These weren't pictures of your wife, were they?
I would be glad to sell them back to you...
M!ke
-Original Message-
From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 3:06 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
I must! It's
When the form is submitted, it will pass the full path of the file
that was selected. Then you can use the CF function Get
DirectoryFromPath(path) to get just the directory path you want to use.
Aren't you mixing client side and server side directories?
The form will pass the client side
: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Here's a little javascript majick to do the trick. Create a little
javascript like this:
InvalidTag type=text/javascript
function getFile(f) {
f.directory.value = f.uploadFile.value;
}
/script
Then in the body of the page, your form is like this:
form
No, they were really good pictures of me *for* my wife... ;o)
Rick
-Original Message-
From: Dawson, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 4:41 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Uh. These weren't pictures of your wife, were
Sacramento, CA
C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!
- Cynthia Dunning
-Original Message-
From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 3:24 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Interesting
: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 6:24 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Interesting...thanks, Rebecca.
So, they would pick the first file, then I would use the path
of that file to upload the other files in their directory
You know, the only reason I've heard discussed as to why
directory contents can't be uploaded en masse like single
files, is security.
But what is the difference, except numbers of files, between
a client specifying a single file for upload vs. an entire
directory for upload?
I
But what if, like with file uploads, the user were designating
a folder of files? What's the security difference?
Rick
-Original Message-
From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 7:18 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory
But what if, like with file uploads, the user were designating
a folder of files? What's the security difference?
For one thing, a user might not know about all the files within a directory,
so they could potentially be manipulated into uploading sensitive files. But
in any case, it doesn't
this functionality? Trying to protect users?
Rick
-Original Message-
From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 7:35 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
But what if, like with file uploads, the user were designating
a folder of files
I don't get it...is Macromedia just trying to protect itself by not
providing this functionality?
MM has nothing to do with this. This is an HTTP specification.
I remember back in 95 or so, one couldn't even upload a file larger than about
64k.
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To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
I don't get it...is Macromedia just trying to protect itself by not
providing this functionality?
MM has nothing to do with this. This is an HTTP specification.
I remember back in 95 or so, one
There are Java applets that can do this. I'm not sure if any are
open-source, but you might find something.
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From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, 10 March 2005 11:33
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory...
Interesting
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