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.-DanOn 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.comhttp://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.-DanOn 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.comhttp://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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