Rick I briefly looked into this for an extension for Farcry, I basically wanted the user to be able to upload a directory of images on the local machine instead of having to select one image at a time, I came up with a list of active-x controls and applets which could accomplish this,
I don't have the list on this machine but I'll check my home pc later For now a quick google of file upload applet/active x turns up http://jupload.sourceforge.net/ http://demo.softartisans.com/demo-291.aspx http://www.jscape.com/ftpapplet/ftp_applet_demo.jsp http://www.radinks.com/upload/demo.php (this one allows drag and drop from the desktop :) ). How suitable they are will depending on your requirements and the security implications. HTH Kola > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 10 March 2005 14:59 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory... > > Hi, Ben... > > Now, I'm quickly getting out of my league with possible security > breaches, but isn't there someway to protect against unauthorized > intrusion into non-specified folders? Like FTP uses to lock a user > into a home directory? > > Again, as far as making sure that only the right documents are available > in a particular folder they specify for upload...that's on the user...if > you > were to choose to upload your business plan by mistake instead of the > photo of your cat...whose fault is that? > > Surely, there should be a way to allow directory upload while limiting > security risks. (Maybe 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 > > 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 what the security issue is... > > I want to upload an image of my cat stored in my "My Pictures" folder. > While the webserver is at it, it also grabs my pic. Or I want to upload > a fanfic in the My Documents folder, and my business plan gets ripped. > Or how about this: if you allow recursive directory scanning, if I > upload something from the root of C: you could scan the contents of my > entire HDD. > > --Ben > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:198188 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
