Re: [Semi-OT] Eaaaaaasy OSX FTP
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texte = I have code to check the file size prior to upload, however I've been told that it uses Active X and will raise security issues, client-side. Basically, not reliable, I'm told. -Dan On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 14:46:16 -0800 "WebDna @"
wrote: >why not use the webcat upload template and use JavaScript to check the file >size before they can submit? > >This would retrict him to one file per upload and you can set the size in a >variable for javascript to test against, allowing you the freedom to control >file sizes. > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Dan Strong" >To: "WebDNA Talk" >Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 2:11 PM >Subject: Re: [Semi-OT] Eaaaaaasy OSX FTP > > >> I hear ya. I have one built and it works just fine because I trust that >particular client not to >> upload the entire contents of the hard-drive from the root up... this >one's different. I am on a >> shared server. >> -Dan >> >> >> On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 14:03:39 -0800 >> Brian Fries wrote: >> >I'd probably go with the HTTP upload... it's simple from the client's end >and doesn't require >> >learning any new tools. While you can't (easily) restrict the size of the >upload on the client >> >side, you can do anything you want with the uploaded file using WebDNA - >restrict to certain size >> >limits or file name extensions, writefile to any folder you want, delete >old files when new files >> >are uploaded, etc. I do this for my clients who want to be able to upload >new product images and >> >PDFs. >> > >> >- brian >> > >> >On Dec 10, 2003, at 1:43 PM, Dan Strong wrote: >> > >> >>My client (on OSX) wants to be able to 'easily' FTP up some Quicktime >> >>movies of his own to his website where his clients can then watch >> >>it/download it. I've been down this road many times before and it has >> >>never been pretty. >> >> >> >>He wants it *right now* (don't they all)? >> >> >> >>1) I have an FTP account set up for him and he is 'locked down' to >> >>only the directory he lands in (he is one that would innocently break >> >>the website if he were free to roam. He no understand FTP. What should >> >>I do? walk him through an install of Fetch or something? Does OSX have >> >>a built in FTP? I suppose if I was comfy with him uploading I could >> >>then just do a [listfiles] on a password-protected template and make a >> >>link list.... and also a download for Quicktime... >> >> >> >>2) I have a working WebDNA-powered upload page (pieced together with >> >>code from Storebuilder and snippets of code I've found in the >> >>archives). This would be much easier, but I cannot restrict him from >> >>dumping 5GB at a time or whatever to the server via HTTP. It just >> >>doesn't seem like a good idea. >> >> >> >>Any consumer-level level FTP stuff going on that I can tap into, like, >> >>does Safari or IE have drag & drop FTP? >> >> >> >>Thanks, >> >> >> >>-Dan >> >> >> >-- Brian Fries, BrainScan Software -- http://www.brainscansoftware.com >> > -- >> > >> > >> >------------------------------------------------------------- >> >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> > the mailing list . >> >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >> >Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> http://www.StrongGraphicDesign.com >> http://www.SearchBoise.com >> (208) 319-0137 | Toll-free p/f 877-561-1656 >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.StrongGraphicDesign.com http://www.SearchBoise.com (208) 319-0137 | Toll-free p/f 877-561-1656 ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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I have code to check the file size prior to upload, however I've been told that it uses Active X and will raise security issues, client-side. Basically, not reliable, I'm told. -Dan On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 14:46:16 -0800 "WebDna @" wrote: >why not use the webcat upload template and use JavaScript to check the file >size before they can submit? > >This would retrict him to one file per upload and you can set the size in a >variable for javascript to test against, allowing you the freedom to control >file sizes. > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Dan Strong" >To: "WebDNA Talk" >Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 2:11 PM >Subject: Re: [Semi-OT] Eaaaaaasy OSX FTP > > >> I hear ya. I have one built and it works just fine because I trust that >particular client not to >> upload the entire contents of the hard-drive from the root up... this >one's different. I am on a >> shared server. >> -Dan >> >> >> On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 14:03:39 -0800 >> Brian Fries wrote: >> >I'd probably go with the HTTP upload... it's simple from the client's end >and doesn't require >> >learning any new tools. While you can't (easily) restrict the size of the >upload on the client >> >side, you can do anything you want with the uploaded file using WebDNA - >restrict to certain size >> >limits or file name extensions, writefile to any folder you want, delete >old files when new files >> >are uploaded, etc. I do this for my clients who want to be able to upload >new product images and >> >PDFs. >> > >> >- brian >> > >> >On Dec 10, 2003, at 1:43 PM, Dan Strong wrote: >> > >> >>My client (on OSX) wants to be able to 'easily' FTP up some Quicktime >> >>movies of his own to his website where his clients can then watch >> >>it/download it. I've been down this road many times before and it has >> >>never been pretty. >> >> >> >>He wants it *right now* (don't they all)? >> >> >> >>1) I have an FTP account set up for him and he is 'locked down' to >> >>only the directory he lands in (he is one that would innocently break >> >>the website if he were free to roam. He no understand FTP. What should >> >>I do? walk him through an install of Fetch or something? Does OSX have >> >>a built in FTP? I suppose if I was comfy with him uploading I could >> >>then just do a [listfiles] on a password-protected template and make a >> >>link list.... and also a download for Quicktime... >> >> >> >>2) I have a working WebDNA-powered upload page (pieced together with >> >>code from Storebuilder and snippets of code I've found in the >> >>archives). This would be much easier, but I cannot restrict him from >> >>dumping 5GB at a time or whatever to the server via HTTP. It just >> >>doesn't seem like a good idea. >> >> >> >>Any consumer-level level FTP stuff going on that I can tap into, like, >> >>does Safari or IE have drag & drop FTP? >> >> >> >>Thanks, >> >> >> >>-Dan >> >> >> >-- Brian Fries, BrainScan Software -- http://www.brainscansoftware.com >> > -- >> > >> > >> >------------------------------------------------------------- >> >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> > the mailing list . >> >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >> >Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> http://www.StrongGraphicDesign.com >> http://www.SearchBoise.com >> (208) 319-0137 | Toll-free p/f 877-561-1656 >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.StrongGraphicDesign.com http://www.SearchBoise.com (208) 319-0137 | Toll-free p/f 877-561-1656 ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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