A Java *applet* gives me plenty CF does not, mainly a robust, client-end applet that can handle the file transfers via ftp. Using CFFILE to upload a 2gb is simply not an option. You have no idea where you are in the upload, and http can't recover from a transfer interruption without help... from Java (or javascript).
I'm not talking about making anything faster, I'm simply talking about making things possible. Mik At 12:54 PM 1/18/2006, Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) wrote: >hey, well you have several options here - Flash plugin for one. > >The principle is the same if you use Java or ColdFusion to get the file - >Java will not make the download any faster than if you used ColdFusion, both >use FTP and both will download at the same transfer rate. > >You can even download via SQL and serve up via ColdFusion once it has >finished: > >Fact is, using Java aint giving you anything which ColdFusion cannot. > >N > > > > > >"This e-mail is from Reed Exhibitions (Oriel House, 26 The Quadrant, >Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1DL, United Kingdom), a division of Reed Business, >Registered in England, Number 678540. It contains information which is >confidential and may also be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the >intended recipient(s). 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For a big >file that could be an issue. > >DK > >On 1/18/06, Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am stil not sure why Java is necessary for this problem? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "This e-mail is from Reed Exhibitions (Oriel House, 26 The Quadrant, > > Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1DL, United Kingdom), a division of Reed Business, > > Registered in England, Number 678540. It contains information which is > > confidential and may also be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of >the > > intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s) please >note > > that any form of distribution, copying or use of this communication or the > > information in it is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have > > received this communication in error please return it to the sender or >call > > our switchboard on +44 (0) 20 89107910. The opinions expressed within >this > > communication are not necessarily those expressed by Reed Exhibitions." > > Visit our website at http://www.reedexpo.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: CF-Server <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wed Jan 18 17:32:06 2006 > > Subject: RE: java FTP applets > > > > Have you tried... > > > > http://www.cellspark.com/ftp.html > > > > http://www.jscape.com/sftpapplet/ > > > > > > Alternatively it may be worth cross-posting this message to > > www.javaranch.com forums and the sun forums > > > > http://forum.java.sun.com/ > > > > HTH > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Mik Muller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: 18 January 2006 16:39 > > > To: CF-Server > > > Subject: RE: java FTP applets > > > > > > Thanks. I've checked most of these out. I'm looking for something > > > that will launch an FTP download. I know it seems pretty trivial, and > > > that all browsers support ftp:// as a link, but they also use that > > > link to launch the file... I want a straight download, which means > > > using a tiny FTP applet. > > > > > > So far I've found only one, on http://www.somethingJava.com, but > > > cannot contact the author, and so an hesitant to spend the $50 to try > > > it out only to ifnd that it wouldn't fit my needs. > > > > > > Any advice? > > > > > > Mik > > > > > > > > > At 10:55 AM 1/18/2006, you wrote: > > > >I blogged a small list of a few a while ago, don't think they all use >ftp > > > >though - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >http://coolskool.blog-city.com/multiple_file_upload_applets_and_activex_con > > t > > > >rols.htm > > > > > > > >Kola > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Mik Muller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: 13 January 2006 21:33 > > > > > To: CF-Server > > > > > Subject: java FTP applets > > > > > > > > > > Anyone know of a simpler or cheaper Java FTP applet than > > > > > Unlimi-Tech's UnlimitedFTP or JScape? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------- > > > > > Michael Muller > > > > > Admin, MontagueMA.net Website > > > > > Montague, MA 01351 > > > > > cell (413) 320-5336 > > > > > fax (518) 713-1569 > > > > > skype: michaelBmuller > > > > > email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > http://www.MontagueMA.net > > > > > > > > > > Eschew Obfuscation > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:10:5798 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/10 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:10 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.10 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
