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[Ben Sgro (ProjectSkyline)]

Hello,

David, great points.

The stuff im building utilizes an activeX component to read into .STL 
(cad/cam) files
and actually display a picture of what the part looks like.

That code was written by someone else and Im just piggy backing off the 
modules
ability to draw a 3D image of the .STL file.

The zip is a good idea, its something to ask my client about. Right now,
the need is to allow users to upload multiple files and then display a
picture of what each part looks like. Zip is a good.

Thanks for the thoughts.

- Ben
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Krings" <ramons at gmx.net>
To: "NYPHP Talk" <talk at lists.nyphp.org>
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: [nycphp-talk] File upload choices


> Ben Sgro (ProjectSkyline) wrote:
>> Hello All,
>>  I'm working on a client spec now and I need to find the best way to 
>> allow
>> a user to upload multiple files at the same time.
>>  What solutions are people happy with? I'm open to using any method to 
>> get
>> this done {flash, js, whatever..}. I'd really like it to take place 
>> without refreshing
>> the entire page. I'm using JS functions with *ajax* to keep the 
>> wizard-like
>> part of the application very clean and fun to use.
>>  Thanks!
>>
> I just came across this and went the ZIP file route. User creates a ZIP 
> archive with any number of files or folders and then uploads that archive. 
> I was impressed how easy it was to unzip and get the archive contents 
> (after I was told that I have more than a hammer and that not everything 
> is a nail). I also like the performance, although I haven't crash tested 
> it yet with a huge archive.
> The disadvantages are somewhat obvious, the user needs to perform an extra 
> step, the upload time can be quite lengthy (script time out, although that 
> is easy to address), and the file size can be big (several MB, but that is 
> also somewhat easy to address). It also requires a user that is capable of 
> using a ZIP tool and locating the resulting file.
> The advantage is clearly that it doesn't require any JS, AJAX, Flash or 
> whatever else, but works with a plain simple HTML browse box. Also, since 
> the archive has a directory you know exactly which files and folders you 
> get and where they are located after unpacking. That saved me from getting 
> complicated and parsing through a bunch of unknown territory. You can also 
> check the contents first and decide if there is anything in the archive 
> that is useful for the purpose without handling the individual file. Hmmm, 
> I should add this to my project.... In any case, this solution doesn't 
> require fancy tools, the code needed is a few dozen lines, and all 
> components involved are for free and exist on many systems. For what I 
> want and can do this is the best solution.
>
> David
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