stuff onto (see Network Places). This shouldn't be too hard for people to
use.
Then in your app users would have the choice of uploading (small files only)
or selecting a previously FTP'd file from your FTP folder, or watched
folder, or In tray or whatever you want to call it.
Of course you'd need to consider security so people didn't have FTP access
to the site itself.
There may be better solutions but this one would certainly be simple to
implement, and I'd say simple to use.
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From: Aaron DC [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, 10 June 2004 11:33 a.m.
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: Uploading large files
----- Original Message -----
From: Philip Arnold
To: CF-Talk
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: Uploading large files
On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 08:45:08 +1000, Aaron DC wrote:
>
> Has anyone had experience in solutions for this? They are using
bog-standadrd IIS/IE.
Use FTP?
Is this something you have done? ie the application is a project
tracking/management system with a public and a private documents section. If
a file is uploaded then CF is in control so to speak, and saving the
document against a project is a straightforward task. Retrieving the
document and displaying it as part of a project are also simple tasks.
Saving the document as a private/public one is easy, as is moving documents
between the two categories.
Once we step outside the CFML realm (eg using FTP), the process for linking
documents to projects, nominating destination directories, indicating
private or public status on the document are all things that need to happen.
And we are not necessarily dealing with tech-savvy or computer literate
people, so as simple a process as possible is preferable. The majority would
not have a clue what "FTP" is, for example.
I have considered developing a purpose-built (desktop) application with FTP
built in, that will do all the project linking, directory selection etc etc
transparent to the user. This would allow me to do resume uploads etc also
and make it all quite functional. This application would have a browser
built-in (IE COM), so they could use it for all system access.
I would appreciate a little more information on your proposed solution.
My preference would be a soution through CFML/browser.
Any other takers?
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