Thanks, Kola... I'll check into those...
And the fact that these are so easily found and, apparently, some of them work so easily, shows that this can and has been done. Therefore, someone believes the functionality is worth the security risk. I'm just surprised this was never implemented in HTML / CF...seems like such an obviously desirable and basic function...one step beyond file upload. Rick -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 10:21 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: How to Browse and Choose Directory... 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 > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:198189 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
