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Posted by "Jason Karns" on 10/28/48 11:32
I've used this (radlinks upload) on one of my sites and it works great. Drag
and drop, even multiple files.
Jason Karns
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Web Designer & Applications Programmer
3AM Productions <www.3amproductions.net>
- Things look different @3AM
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Harman [mailto:cjharman@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 11:31 PM
To: php-general@lists.php.net
Subject: Re: [PHP] Re: [PHP-DB] Drag and Drop with PHP and MySQL
Here is what you are asking for I think.. it uses Java. I did have a
complication letting the applet install.. also, it's not free, but there is
a Lite version. Hope this helps http://www.radinks.com/upload/dnd.php
Joe
On 11/18/05, Nate Nielsen <nnielsen@cfgod.com> wrote:
>
> You wont be able to do the drag and drop, but you can gracefully do
> multiple file uploads with flash (via flash 8). It also lets you know
> the progress of the file upload itself.
>
> I've done a snazzy picture upload tool for a Flex (generates flash
> applications on the fly with ActionScript and XML files only - no
> actual flash IDE) - it allows you to select a file, hit upload, shows
> a progress bar of the transfer (you can cancel at any time) - and when
> done, the image is made into a thumbnail and shown on the screen.
> -obviously, no page reloads and totally cross compatible.
>
> I wouldnt know where to start with regular flash as I'm a programmer,
> so only Flex appeals to me - but I know it can be done, and isnt
> extremely complicated. My guess is that you could have a flash guru
> whip something out pretty fast.
>
> =)
>
> -Nate Nielsen
> nnielsen@cfgod.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jasper Bryant-Greene" <jasper@album.co.nz>
> To: "Joe Harman" <cjharman@gmail.com>
> Cc: <php-general@lists.php.net>
> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 8:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [PHP] Re: [PHP-DB] Drag and Drop with PHP and MySQL
>
>
> > Joe Harman wrote:
> >> Hi Chris,
> >> I would think that there has to be something out there like a
> Javascript
> >> that would accomplish that... that would be my first guess anyhow...
> >> there
> >> possibly could be something done in flash that would act as a drop
> >> area for the file... let us know what you find Joe
> >
> > There's no way the browser is going to let JS have access to the
> > user's filesystem. I would expect ditto for Flash, although I don't use
it.
> >
> > Jasper
> >
> >
> >>
> >> On 11/18/05, Micah Stevens <micah@raincross-tech.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> No. That would be nice though eh?
> >>>
> >>> What I have done in the past is when a user needs to upload a
> >>> file, I give them a linked button that links to a ftp:// style
> >>> address. This ftp account points to a directory that PHP can have
> >>> access to.
> >>>
> >>> The user then drags and drops (IE only) the files on this new
> >>> window, which uploads the files to this directory.
> >>>
> >>> Once they're done, they close the window, and hit a second button
> 'Click
> >>> here
> >>> when finished uploading' which tells php to grab all the files in
> >>> the upload directory and put them where they need to go.
> >>>
> >>> This is far from ideal, causes miserable problems when more than
> >>> one person is using the technique at once, and offers a host of
> >>> security and
> usability
> >>> issues. Oh, and it's IE only, Firefox can't do this, and I don't
> >>> think opera/safari can either.
> >>>
> >>> However, it's much better than uploading a ton of files
> >>> individually using a form. I only use this for applications where
> >>> I can be sure that only
> one
> >>> user
> >>> will use it at once, and they're trusted.
> >>>
> >>> In a pinch it works though. I don't care so much about drag and
> >>> drop,
> I
> >>> was
> >>> just trying to solve the multi-file upload issue. I wish there was
> >>> a better way.
> >>>
> >>> If I'm stupid and there is, I'd love to hear about it.
> >>>
> >>> -Micah
> >>>
> >>> On Friday 18 November 2005 5:42 pm, Chris Payne wrote:
> >>>> HI there everyone,
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I have a file upload system where you select via requester the
> >>>> file
> to
> >>>> upload, it then uploads it with PHP and stores the info in a
> >>>> MySQL database. Is there an interface / programming method I can
> >>>> use which
> I
> >>> can
> >>>> DRAG a file from the desktop into an area in a form just as if I
> >>>> had
> >>> used a
> >>>> file requester to select a file? Learning a new programming
> >>>> technique is no problem as long as it can be used with PHP and
> >>>> MYSQL.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Any helps / pointers would be REALLY welcome.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Chris
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> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Joe Harman
> >> ---------
> >> Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no
> >> path
> and
> >> leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
> >>
> >
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>
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