Uploading Files To Server With Flash

[Ron Selling]

Hi folks,

There is an intersting development for uploading files in flash here;

http://www.yamago.net/components/

I have had a quick look at it but haven't had the time (or need) to put it to the test yet but looks promising.

Cheers Matt.

What's new? It still uses a HTML form and just loads the .JPG's by loadMovie, isn't it?

[ev]

how exactly does that work anyway?

ev

[Matthew Armstrong]

You are correct Ron - yamzbrowser just uses an invisible layer to interact through javaScript with the swf. Nothing really new here but at least it is easily implemented (especially for those of us not completely happy in javaScript). What's new is that the developer has taken the time to package the solution into a component.

Its easy to use (once you get the backend script sorted out) and definately saves a bit of time compared to 'do it yourself' solutions I have used in the past. Not as quick as doing it entirely in CF but at least it looks to the user as if it is part of the flash app and not a popup or additional page.

Still not the definitive method for file upload that I would like to see but untill Macromedia come up with a system directly incorporated into Flash  it seems to be a good system.

just my two cents.

Matt

[Musicman]

Hi,

so far there is no way to upload from flash (or even open local files from flash) to prevent malicious websites from stealing your data ..... and I hope that it will remain this way.
Since flash is a completely scripted environment, it would hardly be possible to keep file access under user control without some annoying procedures or without displaying a standard dialogue that the user can clearly distinguish from any interaction built into the movie. Something like the "always trust signed actuve cintrols from xxx website" dialog would perhaps do .... but  it does not integrate into any site design
In contrast, browsers allow file up- and downloads  but make them not scriptable - you can click the submit button (and on IE even the browse button) through scripts, but no script should be able to fill in the file name. IUnfortunately Microsoft browsers already have crossed that fine line in the past

Musicman

[Ron Selling]

Thanks Matthew, putting it in a component is definitely a nice move for non JS people.

What Musicman writes is true, still I hope MM will come up with some kind of this in Flash 7(or whatever it will be called).