I end up just supporting the upload of zip files. It might not be as convenient as just choosing multiple files when uploading but does the trick. All I found was the possibility of uploading multiple files but having multiple x:inputfile and the user would still have to choose one file at a time. Thanks.
On Mar 30, 2005 6:08 PM, Heath Borders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, I understand why they wouldn't let us prepopulate it, but I'm > talking more about being able ot select more than 1 file at a time. I > don't see what could be wrong with that. > > > On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:04:44 -0800, Korhonen, Kalle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Jonathan Eric Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: <x:inputFileUpload - How to upload multiple > > > files at once? > > > I've been wondering about that: the file blanking out. Does > > > anyone know what the issue there is? Is it just a known > > > limitation in <input type="file"/>? A bug in the browser? A > > > problem with the MyFaces JSF component? I noticed that it > > > does set the value attribute correctly. The browser just > > > doesn't put the value into the text box for some reason... > > > > Maybe because of security? Otherwise you could populate the field > > yourself then hide it with a DHTML layer and just try to trick user into > > submitting something that user think is harmless. I don't know, just a > > thought. > > > > Kalle > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Heath Borders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "MyFaces Discussion" <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 8:39 PM > > > Subject: Re: <x:inputFileUpload - How to upload multiple > > > files at once? > > > > > > > > > > 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] > > > > > > > > > > > -- > -Heath Borders-Wing > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
