Hi Jeff, Could picasaweb provide the browser upload in the future ? Thanks a lot.
Best Regards Tom Wu 2009/3/3 Jeff Fisher <api.jfis...@google.com> > You are correct in that there is no mechanism for multiple file upload or > form upload posts. > > Cheers, > -Jeff > > > On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 12:19 PM, T <nspectorgad...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Right - I've been trying to create an HTML form that uses the file >> chooser input types to select files, and then upload using the form. >> I get the following error: >> >> "Content-Type multipart/form- >> data;boundary=---------------------------27350115016941 is not valid." >> >> So my guess is that the API does not support using HTML forms at this >> time. Is that right? >> >> Also, do any of the client libraries support uploading multiple photos >> in one request, or is a separate request required for each photo? >> >> >> On Feb 26, 2:27 pm, Jeff Fisher <api.jfis...@google.com> wrote: >> > The problem here is how are you going to get access to the local file >> system >> > via JavaScript? If the Picasa Web Albums API supported retrieving a >> token to >> > make a form post similar to how the "web based uploader" of the YouTube >> API >> > works, then you might be able to do it. Currently, you're stuck because >> > you're not going to be able to get access to the raw bytes of the image >> file >> > without having the user first POST them to some other website which then >> > relays the information to the PWA API, which isn't terribly efficient. >> > >> > Cheers, >> > -Jeff >> > >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 1:44 PM, T <nspectorgad...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > > Hi all, >> > >> > > I've seen that you can upload photos to a web album from most common >> > > languages, but I am wondering if it is possible to create a web page >> > > where a user can upload files from the machine directly to their >> > > picasa web album (using Javascript). >> > >> > > I have seen the uploaders for windows and macs, but I'm thinking about >> > > scenarios where the user is using a computer that is not their own >> > > (maybe a university pc lab or a cybercafe computer) and cannot >> > > necessarily install software on the machine but can upload photos from >> > > their camera. Of course, they can browse to the picasa web album web >> > > app, but suppose they are using another web app for other services, >> > > and they also want to upload photos from the same page. >> > >> > > Is it possible - perhaps using the google data apis - to upload these >> > > photos from the local disk to the web album account using a non-Google >> > > web page? If so, can I see some sample code? >> > >> > > Thanks very much, >> > > T- Hide quoted text - >> > >> > - Show quoted text - >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Picasa Web Albums API" group. To post to this group, send email to Google-Picasa-Data-API@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-picasa-data-api+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Picasa-Data-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
