Yeah, I read the ietf thing and it looked like it was supposed to be possible, but the browsers just didn't implement it for some reason.
I'm sure M$ will put it in IE7 ;-) On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 23:30:26 +0200, Eric Wahlforss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > interesting! > I actually set out and did some research and testing...turns out that > opera seems to be the only browser that properly supports multi-file > upload in a single upload widget. Safari definitely don't do it, and > Firefox has the usability problem that it allows you to select multiple > files, but only one end up in the widget (and get sent).. > didn't check IEwin yet, but I suppose this is reason enough not to use > it in a real world scenario...which is a bit sad... > > there is some discussion here: > http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/file.html > > //eric > > On 2005-03-30, at 17.27, Jonathan Eric Miller wrote: > > > This is what I read in the Commons FileUpload documentation (MyFaces > > uses this). > > > > "This class handles multiple files per single HTML widget, sent using > > multipart/mixed encoding type, as specified by RFC 1867." > > > > http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/fileupload/apidocs/org/apache/ > > commons/fileupload/DiskFileUpload.html > > > > Jon > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Wahlforss" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "MyFaces Discussion" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 4:12 AM > > Subject: Re: <x:inputFileUpload - How to upload multiple files at once? > > > > > >> I really don't think there is a possibility to use the standard > >> <input type="file"/> to upload several files at once. > >> What gmail does is simply several <input type="file"/> boxes inserted > >> dynamically with javascript. > >> you still have to click browse and select each file individually for > >> each upload-box... > >> you can submit several files with one post though (using several > >> file-upload fields, which again is what gmail does) > >> > >> //eric > >> > >> On 2005-03-30, at 04.39, Heath Borders wrote: > >> > >>> You can't use javascript to prompt for the files, unfortunately. > >>> If fact, if you re-post, that field blanks out. > >>> > >>> > >>> On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 19:21:12 -0600, Aaron Bartell > >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> My guess is that this is what the guy wants except not built with a > >>>> Java > >>>> Applet > >>>> > >>>> http://jupload.biz/en_10.html (I like this one the best) > >>>> http://www.javazoom.net/applets/jclientupload/jclientupload.html > >>>> http://www.radinks.com/upload/ > >>>> > >>>> The gmail one is still a lot of work for the end user because if > >>>> they > >>>> want to upload multiple files they have to do so with separate > >>>> "Browse" > >>>> buttons when it would be really nice to be able to select multiple > >>>> files > >>>> at once. > >>>> > >>>> I would love to have a MyFaces UI component for this, but I am not > >>>> sure > >>>> how one would do this from the client end unless you could use > >>>> JavaScript to prompt for the files (sadly I am no JavaScript wiz). > >>>> > >>>> Aaron Bartell > >>>> > >>>> Deadman, Hal wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Has anyone looked into how the Gmail "attach a file" link works? > >>>>> They > >>>>> don't seem to display an <input type="file"> control (unless it's > >>>>> heavily modified via css) and they let you attach an arbitrary > >>>>> number of > >>>>> files fairly easily albeit with multiple invocations of the Choose > >>>>> File > >>>>> dialog. > >>>>> > >>>>> I suspect if there was any way to make the "Choose file" dialog > >>>>> select > >>>>> multiple files in a single invocation then the gmail developers > >>>>> would > >>>>> have done it. > >>>>> > >>>>> The gmail file upload interface would make a nice JSF control if > >>>>> it is > >>>>> not out there already. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>>> From: David G. Friedman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 6:39 PM > >>>>>> To: MyFaces Discussion > >>>>>> Subject: RE: <x:inputFileUpload - How to upload multiple files at > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> once? > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> Heath, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I'll debate that. I recall a Struts posting where someone made a > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> custom > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> class to detect and process multiple files in a SINGLE file upload > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> field. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> But, we're not Struts, are we? LOL. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Regards, > >>>>>> David > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>>> From: Heath Borders [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 6:33 PM > >>>>>> To: MyFaces Discussion > >>>>>> Subject: Re: <x:inputFileUpload - How to upload multiple files at > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> once? > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> I don't think that the HTML element <input type="file"> supports > >>>>>> multiple files. I think you can only select a single file. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 17:02:59 -0600, Jonathan Eric Miller > >>>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> I'm guessing he's talking about doing it with a single > >>>>>>> component. I > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> think > >>>>>> in > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> theory, it is possible to do this (assuming I was reading the > >>>>>>> commons-fileupload documentation correctly) using an <input > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> type="file"/>. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> However, if I remember correctly, the MyFaces component didn't > >>>>>>> look > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>> like > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> it > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> supported that. If I remember correctly, it looked like it > >>>>>>> assumed > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>> that > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> one > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> file was being uploaded. I never tested it with multiple files. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Jon > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>>> From: "Heath Borders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>>> To: "MyFaces Discussion" <[email protected]>; > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>> "Victor > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> Gomez" > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 4:19 PM > >>>>>>> Subject: Re: <x:inputFileUpload - How to upload multiple files at > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>> once? > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>>> Do you mean using more than one <x:inputFileUpload /> or using a > >>>>>>>> single <x:inputFileUpload />? > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 17:10:48 -0500, Victor Gomez > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Is there a way to upload multiple files using the > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>> x:inputFileUpload > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>>>> component? > >>>>>>>>> Any directions/suggestions are welcomed. > >>>>>>>>> Thank you. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>> -Heath Borders-Wing > >>>>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> -Heath Borders-Wing > >>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> -Heath Borders-Wing > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> > >> -------------------------------------------- > >> Eric Wahlforss > >> http://eric.wahlforss.com/ > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> +46 70 363 99 00 > >> jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> skype, aim: ericwahlforss > >> -------------------------------------------- > > > > > -------------------------------------------- > Eric Wahlforss > http://eric.wahlforss.com/ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > +46 70 363 99 00 > jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > skype, aim: ericwahlforss > -------------------------------------------- > > -- -Heath Borders-Wing [EMAIL PROTECTED]
