Forum OpenACS Q&A: Batch upload files/images?

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1: Batch upload files/images?
Posted by James Thornton on 05/24/02 03:26 AM
Is there are web-based method for batch uploading files/images, other
than uploading a zip archive?
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2: Response to Batch upload files/images? (response to 1)
Posted by Andrew Grumet on 05/24/02 05:13 AM
There are a couple of ways. The low-tech approach is to put multiple upload widgets on your input form. The snazzier alternatives involve client-side code, usually IE-only technology though java should be possible. The examples I've come across are from photo sites -- Ofoto and Yahoo! Photos. There are a couple of flavors: 1) drag 'n drop, 2) browse filesystem selecting files, then send everything at once with a big Submit. I don't know offhand if any free implementations of this sort of thing exist.
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3: Response to Batch upload files/images? (response to 1)
Posted by Talli Somekh on 05/24/02 05:19 AM
Carl Coryell-Martin and Civilution built an AOLserver module that helps in this. You can check out this thread: https://openacs.org/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=0004RI&topic_id=OpenACS&topic=11

talli

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4: Response to Batch upload files/images? (response to 1)
Posted by James Thornton on 05/24/02 10:46 AM
It appears that Carl's module allows you to upload large files, not many files -- am I missing something?
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5: Response to Batch upload files/images? (response to 1)
Posted by Jonathan Ellis on 05/24/02 05:36 PM
the http spec allows multiple files to be selected into a single input but alas neither IE nor NN supports it.  (I think Opera does but it's been a while.)
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6: Bulk-upload (response to 1)
Posted by Carl Coryell-Martin on 05/24/02 10:05 PM
It addresses the large file question, not the multiple file question.

We still use zip.