[wp-hackers] JS based upload

[Robert Deaton]

Javascript doesn't have direct access to files, thus it can't be done.

On 9/1/05, Roy Schestowitz <r at schestowitz.com> wrote:
> _____/ On Thu 01 Sep 2005 04:23:28 BST, [Robert Deaton] wrote : \_____
> > On 8/31/05, Roy Schestowitz <r at schestowitz.com> wrote:
> >> _____/ On Wed 31 Aug 2005 23:28:22 BST, [Matt Mullenweg] wrote : \_____
> >>
> >>> I would love something like this for our post screen:
> >>>
> >>> http://drupal.org/node/28483
> >>
> >> This looks like one of 3 (or 4) methods of uploading photos in Gallery
> >> (re-use?), only with a visual progress bar, which can probably be
> >> composed of
> >> GIF animations if necessary.
> >
> > Not a visual progress bar (NOTE: yet..). PHP doesn't support any
> > methods of finding the status of a file upload in another thread (like
> > Ruby on Rails does). There are patches for PHP, but it'll be a while
> > before they're installed on enough machines for us to get use out of
> > them.
> 
> I understand your point. In that case, rather than worry about PHP
> patches/compatibility, use a workaround solution. Fragment the file at the
> user's end, then upload and merge at the end. The user knows how many
> so-called
> 'packets' are sent and can use AJAX-like technique to modify solely the
> state of
> the bar in (almost) real-time. There would be a performance penalty,
> but it can
> win over dial-up users, who are often left in the dark as far as progress is
> concerned.
> 
> Roy
> 
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