Re: [WebDNA] Uploading Specific File Types

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2009


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = There must be a JS that would check these things before the user hit the submit button .... Regards Stuart Tremain IDFK Web Developments AUSTRALIA webdna@idfk.com.au On 28/03/2009, at 10:08 AM, Dan Strong wrote: > Exactly. Also the file-size thing is an issue since it sucks finding > out 3GB later that the file is too big, or worse yet that 30 people > all tried to upload 3GB files at once... > -Dan > > > On Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:04:40 +1100 > Stuart Tremain wrote: >> You could check that the files names contain allowed file types, >> however that will not stop someone putting a false extension on a >> file. >> Regards >> Stuart Tremain >> IDFK Web Developments >> AUSTRALIA >> webdna@idfk.com.au >> On 28/03/2009, at 8:57 AM, >> wrote: >>> I have a form that is allowing for a file upload. Is there a >>> common practice for uploading only specific files types, I can't >>> find anything in archives? Should I not be too concerned with >>> limiting what they upload to my Windows 2003 Server if they are >>> locked in to a specific folder? I'm guessing that I'll need to >>> allow for 6-8 different files types in total. >>> --------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>> the mailing list . >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >>> old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >> old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ > > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] Uploading Specific File Types (Patrick McCormick 2009)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] Uploading Specific File Types (Stuart Tremain 2009)
  3. Re: [WebDNA] Uploading Specific File Types ("Dan Strong" 2009)
  4. Re: [WebDNA] Uploading Specific File Types (Stuart Tremain 2009)
  5. Re: [WebDNA] Uploading Specific File Types ("Dan Strong" 2009)
  6. Re: [WebDNA] Uploading Specific File Types (Govinda 2009)
  7. [WebDNA] Uploading Specific File Types ( 2009)
There must be a JS that would check these things before the user hit the submit button .... Regards Stuart Tremain IDFK Web Developments AUSTRALIA webdna@idfk.com.au On 28/03/2009, at 10:08 AM, Dan Strong wrote: > Exactly. Also the file-size thing is an issue since it sucks finding > out 3GB later that the file is too big, or worse yet that 30 people > all tried to upload 3GB files at once... > -Dan > > > On Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:04:40 +1100 > Stuart Tremain wrote: >> You could check that the files names contain allowed file types, >> however that will not stop someone putting a false extension on a >> file. >> Regards >> Stuart Tremain >> IDFK Web Developments >> AUSTRALIA >> webdna@idfk.com.au >> On 28/03/2009, at 8:57 AM, >> wrote: >>> I have a form that is allowing for a file upload. Is there a >>> common practice for uploading only specific files types, I can't >>> find anything in archives? Should I not be too concerned with >>> limiting what they upload to my Windows 2003 Server if they are >>> locked in to a specific folder? I'm guessing that I'll need to >>> allow for 6-8 different files types in total. >>> --------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>> the mailing list . >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >>> old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >> old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ > > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ Stuart Tremain

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