>>>but actually HTTP needs to encode(base64) the binary content into plain text and increases the total transfer size by ~1/3.
Actuully scratch that. I was thinking of something else. But I did have good luck with the embedded FTP client. It worked very well. Especially for failed uploads. G! On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Gerald Guido <[email protected]>wrote: > >> The FTP protocol is intended for file transfers yes, but on single file > uploads I don;t imagine you will see a big difference. > > One would think... but actually HTTP needs to encode(base64) the binary > content into plain text and increases the total transfer size by ~1/3. So > an 800 meg file will tack on an extra 266 megs via HTTP. I used to use an > embedded java FTP applet by the folks @ Something Java > http://www.somethingjava.com. That was a loooooong time ago. You might > want to contact them and see if they have it kicking around. They are CFers > BTW, they put out the Blue Apple CMS. > > Another one I looked was Secure FTP Applet > http://www.jscape.com/products/file-transfer-clients/secure-ftp-applet/ > > HTH, > G! > > > On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 12:49 PM, Russ Michaels <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> big files are going to take a long time to upload, this is just a fact >> of life i'm afraid. most peoples broadband speed has much slower >> upstream than downstream, changing protocols is not going to suddenly >> make things faster. >> The FTP protocol is intended for file transfers yes, but on single >> file uploads I don;t imagine you will see a big difference. >> You can of course test it for yourself, upload a file to your server >> using a form then do it via FTP and see how long each method takes. >> You will never be able to exceed the slowest speed in the connection, >> whether it is at the client end or at the server end or inbetween. >> >> On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 4:27 PM, Chad Baloga <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > OK thanks. We were using the asfusion uploader and now started moving >> to the cffileupload tag as well, but users are still complaining it is >> taking too long to upload files (Some files are as big as 800mb). >> > >> >> in order to FTP a file from the client machine you would need to be >> >> able to connect to the clients machine, which means they would need >> >> to >> >> be running an FTP server, or you would need to run some kind of FTP >> >> client on their machine to FTP the file to your server. Otherwise the >> >> file needs to be on the server before CF can do anything with it. >> >> There is probably some Flash uploaders or something out there that >> >> does what you need, try www.asfusion.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 4:13 PM, Chad Baloga <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> > >> >> > Does anyone know if it is possible to upload a file browsed by a >> >> user using CFFTP instead of CFFILE "upload"? We are trying to find a >> >> solution which will upload files faster than using CFFILE "upload". >> >> Any ideas? >> >> > >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:347438 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
