Forum OpenACS Q&A: 3GB of data to upload to file-storage

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1: 3GB of data to upload to file-storage
Posted by Matthew Coupe on 07/31/06 11:18 AM
I there,
I have the need to upload about 3 GB of data to file storage of 12-15 communities. At the moment, zipping it up and transfering it via the web interface really isn't an option - too much data. Has anyone implemented some kind of transfer from local solution where I could place these files into the local file structure and transfer them using scripts to file storage?

Thanks
Matthew

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2: Re: 3GB of data to upload to file-storage (response to 1)
Posted by Peter Alberer on 08/01/06 10:21 AM
i do not know about file storage but the photo album supports this form of upload, so you could just copy the relevant code sections from there.
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4: Re: 3GB of data to upload to file-storage (response to 1)
Posted by Malte Sussdorff on 08/02/06 11:29 AM
I committed code which allows you to upload a whole directory that resides on your harddrive into a folder, along with subfolders.

I committed this code to oacs-5-2 branch, as this code was originally intended for the person restoring the storage area on openacs.org (see my posting at: https://openacs.org/forums/message-view?message_id=467566).

Don made a decision ("You've also changed file storage in what looks to me like some dubious ways.") to roll the commit back completely, so the only place to get the files is in the attic (http://cvs.openacs.org/cvs/openacs-4/packages/file-storage/www/Attic/).

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5: Re: 3GB of data to upload to file-storage (response to 1)
Posted by Matthew Coupe on 08/02/06 11:44 AM
Thanks for all the advice,

Maltes, I saw the previous discussion but couldn't find the code, thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

Webdav seems like it could be a really useful tool too. I'll investigate that for future transfers of this nature.

Sorry to start a different topic on the same thread but can I use photo album or something like that to serve up random images in my dotLRN portal classes. So add links in the adp files of the layouts? It's getting a bit dull without any images and we've been given about 200 to brighten thigns up with!

cheers,
Matthew