Jochem, But isn't this where the conflict lies? If Flash is to have file uploading, it means it would need some way to access the client's disk (outside of the cookie-esque system in place). But isn't that where security issues would come in to play? Now I would have an application (not an inactive HTML form control) that could access my disk. I always assumed this is why this functionality was left out of Flash. I would almost guarantee that the government would disallow the flash plug-in if this was the case.
Adam Wayne Lehman Web Systems Developer Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Distance Education Division -----Original Message----- From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 4:12 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Macromedia.Com (The new site?) Adrocknaphobia Jones wrote: > Yeah. I gotta disagree on the flash replacing traditional desktop apps. > Big draw back of flash is the lacking ability of local file > manipulation. Hence there is no way to upload a file via flash. So even > in the most advanced RIA, if any client files are needed, you have to go > back to HTML. Local files are evil because IT managers have no control over them ;-) Apart from that, just fill out the wishform. File uploading is not an outrageous feature. The groundwork, a wire-protocol that supports binary transfer, is in place already. Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
