Re: [Semi-OT] Eaaaaaasy OSX FTP
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texte = Here's what I got (also been posted to archives): http://ww.StrongGraphicDesign.com/test/detect_file_size.html -Dan On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 14:43:36 -0800 "Dan Strong"
wrote: >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. >-Dan > > >On 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.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/ ------------------------------------------------------------ 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 . 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Here's what I got (also been posted to archives): http://ww.StrongGraphicDesign.com/test/detect_file_size.html -Dan On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 14:43:36 -0800 "Dan Strong" wrote: >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. >-Dan > > >On 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.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/ ------------------------------------------------------------ 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 . 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