Re: File Upload Problems (HELP!)
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texte = Well, I just converted my server over to use the plug-in and it appears to have WORKED!!! I wonder if anyone else has had the same problem with the ACGI??Can someone else running the ACGI on a Mac w/WebStar could do a file upload test in Store Builder? I'm unable to upload anything over about 24k in size.Running the plug-in seems to have fixed it for now though.BTW, are there any other benefits to running the plug-in instead of the ACGI? Speed?Thanks again, IanOn 8/6/00 at 12:27 PM, ion497@nconnect.net (Ian Baxter) wrote:> Yes, I've been running the acgi. Good idea to try the plug-in though... I'll set > up another machine with the plug-in and see how it works. > > Thanks, > Ian > > On 8/6/00 at 5:14 PM, wkozak@orchidvue.com (Wendell Kozak) wrote: > > > Ian, > > > > When you say WebSTAR has 100MB of RAM and WebCatalog has 50MB does > > that mean you are using the acgi? If so, I wonder if it would be > > worth giving it a go with the plug-in? > > > > I have done a fair amount of experimenting with 4.01 image file > > uploads (plug-in with WebSTAR 4.2). Of the hundreds of image files I > > have uploaded (sizes up to about 125K over a LAN) the only ones that > > have given me any problem were progressive JPEGs. > > > > The progressive JPEGs seem to make weird things happen, one of the > > most frustrating being the new tags for the [FileInfo] context, > > [ImageHeight] and [ImageWidth], return strange results such as > > *negative* image widths. > > > > But as far as the file uploading itself goes with straight JPEGs and > > GIFs, I have been very pleased. > > > > Cheers. Wendell > > > > > > At 11:43 8/6/00, Ian Baxter wrote: > > >I'm trying to upload images into Store Builder, so it shouldn't be a problem > > >with the code, since I haven't altered the code in anyway. I've tried both > GIF > > >and JPEG files so I'm sure the problem isn't there. > > > > > >Here are my connection settings in Web* 4.2: > > > > > >Max Connections: 200 > > >Timeout (seconds): 60 > > >Buffer Size (bytes): 3500 > > >Persistent Connections Per Client: 4 > > >Persistent Connection Duration (seconds): 30 > > >Use Persistent CGI connections: off > > >Performance: In the middle (between Better CGI and Better Server) > > >WebStar has 100MB of RAM to work with, so memory isn't a problem > > >WebCatalog has 50MB of RAM > > > > > >Also, I've tried both Netscape 4.x and Explorer 5.0 on a Mac with the same > > >results. > > > > > >One thing to note: I tried uploading an image to the server when I was on the > > >LAN where the server resides, and I was able to get larger pictures to upload > > >*SOME* of the time... Perhaps it has something to do with how fast the data > is > > >being sent to the server? At home I have DSL and I can't get anything above > > >about 24k to upload completely though!?!? > > > > > >Any ideas? > > > > > >Thanks again, > > >Ian > > > > > >On 8/6/00 at 9:34 AM, peter@werno.net (Peter Werno) wrote: > > > > > >> I just tried to replicate your problem with a 104K GIF-File, but it was > > >> uploaded fine! > > >> Maybe your problem results from a setting of Web* (I don't know if it > > >> has this option, but maybe it limits the POST to only so many KBytes! > > >> > > >> You should probably check, if this is a JPEG-only problem or if you > > >> encounter the same problem with GIFs (which I would expect). Please also > > >> give us some code to look at. > > >> > > >> Ciao, > > >> > > >> Peter > > >> > > >> On Sat, 5 Aug 2000 23:06:39 > > >> Ian Baxter
wrote: > > >> > Hi, > > >> > > > >> > I've recently started using the file upload ability in WebCat 4, and > > >> > I've > > >> > noticed a problem: > > >> > > > >> > When I upload images greater than ~24k, the entire image is not > > >> > completely > > >> > uploaded to the server, causing only part of the image to be shown > > >> > when viewed. > > >> > As a test, I created a 75k jpeg image and attempted to upload it to a > > >> > store I > > >> > created in Store Builder.... only about 24k of the image uploaded. > > >> > I've tried > > >> > it again and again with different images of different sizes and types > > >> > (gifs & > > >> > jpegs), and it still doesn't work. > > >> > > > >> > I'm using Web* 4.2 with WebCat 4.0.1 on a G4. I played around with > > >> > the > > >> > connection settings in Web*, changing the buffer size, timeout, > > >> > persistant > > >> > connections, etc., but nothing seems to work. > > >> > > > >> > BTW, as another test, I created a Yahoo Store and tried to upload > > >> > the same > > >> > image with their upload form.... and it worked perfectly! So I know > > >> > it isn't a > > >> > client side problem. > > >> > > > >> > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > >> > > > >> > Ian > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> > 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://search.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://search.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://search.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://search.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://search.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://search.smithmicro.com/
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Well, I just converted my server over to use the plug-in and it appears to have WORKED!!! I wonder if anyone else has had the same problem with the ACGI??Can someone else running the ACGI on a Mac w/WebStar could do a file upload test in Store Builder? I'm unable to upload anything over about 24k in size.Running the plug-in seems to have fixed it for now though.BTW, are there any other benefits to running the plug-in instead of the ACGI? Speed?Thanks again, IanOn 8/6/00 at 12:27 PM, ion497@nconnect.net (Ian Baxter) wrote:> Yes, I've been running the acgi. Good idea to try the plug-in though... I'll set > up another machine with the plug-in and see how it works. > > Thanks, > Ian > > On 8/6/00 at 5:14 PM, wkozak@orchidvue.com (Wendell Kozak) wrote: > > > Ian, > > > > When you say WebSTAR has 100MB of RAM and WebCatalog has 50MB does > > that mean you are using the acgi? If so, I wonder if it would be > > worth giving it a go with the plug-in? > > > > I have done a fair amount of experimenting with 4.01 image file > > uploads (plug-in with WebSTAR 4.2). Of the hundreds of image files I > > have uploaded (sizes up to about 125K over a LAN) the only ones that > > have given me any problem were progressive JPEGs. > > > > The progressive JPEGs seem to make weird things happen, one of the > > most frustrating being the new tags for the [fileinfo] context, > > [ImageHeight] and [ImageWidth], return strange results such as > > *negative* image widths. > > > > But as far as the file uploading itself goes with straight JPEGs and > > GIFs, I have been very pleased. > > > > Cheers. Wendell > > > > > > At 11:43 8/6/00, Ian Baxter wrote: > > >I'm trying to upload images into Store Builder, so it shouldn't be a problem > > >with the code, since I haven't altered the code in anyway. I've tried both > GIF > > >and JPEG files so I'm sure the problem isn't there. > > > > > >Here are my connection settings in Web* 4.2: > > > > > >Max Connections: 200 > > >Timeout (seconds): 60 > > >Buffer Size (bytes): 3500 > > >Persistent Connections Per Client: 4 > > >Persistent Connection Duration (seconds): 30 > > >Use Persistent CGI connections: off > > >Performance: In the middle (between Better CGI and Better Server) > > >WebStar has 100MB of RAM to work with, so memory isn't a problem > > >WebCatalog has 50MB of RAM > > > > > >Also, I've tried both Netscape 4.x and Explorer 5.0 on a Mac with the same > > >results. > > > > > >One thing to note: I tried uploading an image to the server when I was on the > > >LAN where the server resides, and I was able to get larger pictures to upload > > >*SOME* of the time... Perhaps it has something to do with how fast the data > is > > >being sent to the server? At home I have DSL and I can't get anything above > > >about 24k to upload completely though!?!? > > > > > >Any ideas? > > > > > >Thanks again, > > >Ian > > > > > >On 8/6/00 at 9:34 AM, peter@werno.net (Peter Werno) wrote: > > > > > >> I just tried to replicate your problem with a 104K GIF-File, but it was > > >> uploaded fine! > > >> Maybe your problem results from a setting of Web* (I don't know if it > > >> has this option, but maybe it limits the POST to only so many KBytes! > > >> > > >> You should probably check, if this is a JPEG-only problem or if you > > >> encounter the same problem with GIFs (which I would expect). Please also > > >> give us some code to look at. > > >> > > >> Ciao, > > >> > > >> Peter > > >> > > >> On Sat, 5 Aug 2000 23:06:39 > > >> Ian Baxter wrote: > > >> > Hi, > > >> > > > >> > I've recently started using the file upload ability in WebCat 4, and > > >> > I've > > >> > noticed a problem: > > >> > > > >> > When I upload images greater than ~24k, the entire image is not > > >> > completely > > >> > uploaded to the server, causing only part of the image to be shown > > >> > when viewed. > > >> > As a test, I created a 75k jpeg image and attempted to upload it to a > > >> > store I > > >> > created in Store Builder.... only about 24k of the image uploaded. > > >> > I've tried > > >> > it again and again with different images of different sizes and types > > >> > (gifs & > > >> > jpegs), and it still doesn't work. > > >> > > > >> > I'm using Web* 4.2 with WebCat 4.0.1 on a G4. I played around with > > >> > the > > >> > connection settings in Web*, changing the buffer size, timeout, > > >> > persistant > > >> > connections, etc., but nothing seems to work. > > >> > > > >> > BTW, as another test, I created a Yahoo Store and tried to upload > > >> > the same > > >> > image with their upload form.... and it worked perfectly! So I know > > >> > it isn't a > > >> > client side problem. > > >> > > > >> > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > >> > > > >> > Ian > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> > 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://search.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://search.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://search.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://search.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://search.smithmicro.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . 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