Cameron and Ron, Thanks for the replies. I was afraid of that. I was thinking about the hotmail way, just put the locations of the uploaded files into a list and track this list through a session variable or something. I think that is possible and than loop through the list and make a cfparam for every location or attachment. Thanks for your views on this subject.
Greetings, Sebastian. **************************************************************************** * At 17:12 29-12-2001 -0500, you wrote: >> I'm working on a webmail application and I want to give users the ability >> to attach multiple files to there messages. I know how to do the server >> part of this procedure but not the client side. >> I can't get this to work with <input type="file"> cause this only supports >> one file at a time and I want my users to give the ability to attach >> multiple files. Any idea on how to accomplish this? > >AFAIK, using a standard <input type="file"> form, there is currently no way >to do this. You may be able to find some browser plugins that will help >you, but I'd make that a last resort. You can allow user to upload files >all zipped up into one file and use CFX_Zip to disassemble them, but that >assumes your users have working knowledge of WinZip, and if they are >uploading a zip, why not just attach it as one file... > >The best way I have seen to handle this is to allow users to upload files >one at a time and just keep track of them on the server during their >session. A good example of this is the way hotmail.com handles attachments >for email. Hotmail takes you to a different screen for attachments and >allows you to upload files one at a time in a form on the left while keeping >track of them in a list on the right. Get a Hotmail account and check it >out... > >I suppose there are other workarounds (FTP the files etc...), but they >usually are such a pain in the butt that it defeats the purpose of your >"simple to use webmail app". > >-Cameron > >-------------------- >Cameron Childress >elliptIQ Inc. >p.770.460.1035.232 >f.770.460.0963 >-- >http://www.neighborware.com >America's Leading Community Network Software > ______________________________________________________________________ Why Share? Dedicated Win 2000 Server � PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionc FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
