[wp-hackers] JS based upload

[Roy Schestowitz]

_____/ On Thu 01 Sep 2005 05:34:02 BST, [Robert Deaton] wrote : \_____
> 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
>
> Javascript doesn't have direct access to files, thus it can't be done.
>

A fellow WordPresser seems to have implemeted this already:

http://blog.joshuaeichorn.com/archives/2005/05/01/ajax-file-upload-progress/

Roy

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