Re: [Semi-OT] Eaaaaaasy OSX FTP
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texte = If this can be done w/ JavaScript, why doesn't SM add this feature themselves; I think many people (me included) have asked over the years. Would you be willing to share this JS? Andy On Wednesday, December 10, 2003, at 05:46 PM, 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/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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If this can be done w/ JavaScript, why doesn't SM add this feature themselves; I think many people (me included) have asked over the years. Would you be willing to share this JS? Andy On Wednesday, December 10, 2003, at 05:46 PM, 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/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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