Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 10/07/49 11:41

Daniele Baroncelli wrote:
>>>How can I get the original datestamp of uploaded files?
>>>
>>>The array $_FILES doesn't seem to contain the original date.
>>>
>>>
>>>Any solution?
>>>
>>
>>
>>The timestamp the file had in the client machine is lost in the transfer,
>>you can only get the time it arrived at the server. Only way to access
>>client fielsystem would propably be ActiveX which is the
>>supercalifragilisticexpialidocious IE implementation of
>>"security-shmecurity" that in some cases actually is enabled in clients IE
>>browsers. But I'm not recommending you to go that way, just live with the
>>fact that you don't get the timestamp from uploaded files.
>
>
>
> Pretty shit! :-(((
>
> Is it a lack of the PHP implementation, or a limitation of the HTTP
> protocol?
>
> Does anyone has an example of how I can get the timestamp of file selected
> in the upload input trough ActiveX?
>
> I would need to know the original timestamp, because I am building a "photo
> blog" CMS and I want to store the photos timestamp in the database.
>
> Any help is very welcome.
>
>
> Daniele
>
>

Who says the data of the file is the timestamp on the photo?


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