Re: Upload Progress Bar

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2003


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 49398
interpreted = N
texte = These are all very good points. So far, during my 3am research surge, I have found it is possible with the following languages: ASP, PHP, or JSP. Let me start with this, I am not worried about making the uploading bar, that will be easy for me, I now just want to know if WebDNA can get the file size from the client of the file they are uploading? I have looked to Javascript for a solution using the UniversalFileAccess method but I will really need to read up on it first. I don't think it will work.So, anyone at SM, probably Scott, can I obtain the file size of a file the user is uploading while it is uploading.For clarity sake, I will be using an upload form. Then once the user clicks submit, a pop-up window will occur and give the progress of the upload so far, then once the loading is complete the window.opener will close the pop-up and all the furry animals in the forest will rejoice with song and praise.~danOn 4/10/03 8:35 AM, Alex McCombie wrote:> On 4/9/03 11:05 PM, Daniel Schutzsmith wrote: > Back from 6 solid days of no power and water :-( Quite the ice storm. My > area around me looks like a bunker buster went off course with all the trees > down and destroyed. > > Dan, what about flash? I would seem that using something similar to a > preloader script might be the key. I know you can check for the amount a > file has 'loaded'. Is there a way to check how much of a file has > 'uploaded'? > > Alex > > > >> Has anyone ever devised a way to have a real-time progress bar for an upload >> through the browser using webdna? I have faked it by creating a pop-up >> page from the upload form that has a repeating animation, then once the >> upload is finished the window.opener tells the popup to go away. But I am >> really looking to see if this is possible at all before I spend endless >> nights trying to figure it out. >> >> Any help or ideas would be appreciated. >> > > Alex J McCombie New World Media > Chief Information Officer Drawer 607 > 800/724.8973 Fair Haven, NY 13064 > Alex@NewWorldMedia.com http://OurClients.com > > Interface Designer WebDNA Programmer Database Designer > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/----------------------------- Daniel Schutzsmith Senior Web Developer Berlin Productions, Inc. dan@berlinprod.com http://www.berlinprod.com (914) 683-5759 (914) 683-5751 fax ----------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Upload Progress Bar (Nitai @ ComputerOil 2003)
  2. Re: Upload Progress Bar [OT] (Rob Marquardt 2003)
  3. Re: Upload Progress Bar (Daniel Schutzsmith 2003)
  4. Re: Upload Progress Bar (Charles Kline 2003)
  5. Re: Upload Progress Bar (Daniel Schutzsmith 2003)
  6. Re: Upload Progress Bar (Alex McCombie 2003)
  7. Re: Upload Progress Bar (Stuart Tremain 2003)
  8. Re: Upload Progress Bar (Alain Russell 2003)
  9. Re: Upload Progress Bar (Charles Kline 2003)
  10. Re: Upload Progress Bar (Alain Russell 2003)
  11. Re: Upload Progress Bar (Charles Kline 2003)
  12. Upload Progress Bar (Daniel Schutzsmith 2003)
These are all very good points. So far, during my 3am research surge, I have found it is possible with the following languages: ASP, PHP, or JSP. Let me start with this, I am not worried about making the uploading bar, that will be easy for me, I now just want to know if WebDNA can get the file size from the client of the file they are uploading? I have looked to Javascript for a solution using the UniversalFileAccess method but I will really need to read up on it first. I don't think it will work.So, anyone at SM, probably Scott, can I obtain the file size of a file the user is uploading while it is uploading.For clarity sake, I will be using an upload form. Then once the user clicks submit, a pop-up window will occur and give the progress of the upload so far, then once the loading is complete the window.opener will close the pop-up and all the furry animals in the forest will rejoice with song and praise.~danOn 4/10/03 8:35 AM, Alex McCombie wrote:> On 4/9/03 11:05 PM, Daniel Schutzsmith wrote: > Back from 6 solid days of no power and water :-( Quite the ice storm. My > area around me looks like a bunker buster went off course with all the trees > down and destroyed. > > Dan, what about flash? I would seem that using something similar to a > preloader script might be the key. I know you can check for the amount a > file has 'loaded'. Is there a way to check how much of a file has > 'uploaded'? > > Alex > > > >> Has anyone ever devised a way to have a real-time progress bar for an upload >> through the browser using webdna? I have faked it by creating a pop-up >> page from the upload form that has a repeating animation, then once the >> upload is finished the window.opener tells the popup to go away. But I am >> really looking to see if this is possible at all before I spend endless >> nights trying to figure it out. >> >> Any help or ideas would be appreciated. >> > > Alex J McCombie New World Media > Chief Information Officer Drawer 607 > 800/724.8973 Fair Haven, NY 13064 > Alex@NewWorldMedia.com http://OurClients.com > > Interface Designer WebDNA Programmer Database Designer > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/----------------------------- Daniel Schutzsmith Senior Web Developer Berlin Productions, Inc. dan@berlinprod.com http://www.berlinprod.com (914) 683-5759 (914) 683-5751 fax ----------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Daniel Schutzsmith

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