Oh, yeah, yeah...I see what you're saying...I'm not thinking straight.
I can't pull files off the client's machine...

But, wait...if I set up a CFFILE upload function that loops through the
directory that the client specifies...why wouldn't that work?

I'm not accessing the client's machine (as Bryan mentioned),
the client has simply specified a directory for the CFFILE to look in.

I would have the code loop through the directory that is specified,
"C:\Photos" compile the list, the use CFFILE to upload each photo
to my 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 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.

Let's say you did as intended and had the browser send the folder name to
the server as a form variable.
The server would receive something like "C:\My photos\"
The server would try to look in that folder, and not find any photos, since
it would only have access to it's own C: drive, not the client's.

Does this make sense?


Jerry Johnson
Web Developer
Dolan Media Company

>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/09/05 03:26PM >>>
It will be a folder somewhere on the client's machine...I have no
access to it.

Just figured there was a way for a user to designate a directory in CF
by browsing their machine...





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