It's based on the app we're using for uploading files: an FTP java app that does the uploading and then passes the list to another page over the URL for processing / registering to the db. The problem we're encountering is when someone uploads lots and lots of files at one time and they each have long filenames, ie; 150 files in a series like img_000230.jpg. That's 15 characters, plus the delim, X 150 = 2250 characters... already too long considering I'm also passing around 100 chars of other pertinant info.
I'll request that they do it via POST instead of GET in an upcoming version. Otherwise I'll have to limit the number of files someone can upload in one shot. Mik At 11:34 AM 3/4/2007, Eric Roberts wrote: >Why would you want to pass that in the url? That is very ugly and very >unprofessional looking...not to mention completely lacking any security. > >Eric > >-----Original Message----- >From: Mik Muller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 1:52 AM >To: CF-Talk >Subject: Why does IE s*(k... let me count the ways. > >Something I'm now bumping into... > >http://www.boutell.com/newfaq/misc/urllength.html > >Of all the browsers out there, almost all of them can handle 80,000, >100,000, even 190,000. Yes, Opera can handle one hundred and ninety THOUSAND >characters on the URL line and still drink a martini. > >But of course, robust, market leader Internet Explorer wimps out at 2083 and >won't even pass the processing to the next *&^(#^# page. Won't even clip or >crop. It reports an error, and stops right there. > >Even IIS, a Microsoft product, can handle over 16,000 characters as a URL. >But their browser? Ehhh.... Nah. > >I have an applet that returns a list of files to the URL and executes. I >don't think I can redirect this to a form. I'll contact the vendor about it, >but it's looking like I have an issue. > >What's CF's limit, BTW. Anyone know? > >Mik > > -------- Michael Muller Admin, MontagueMA.net Website work (413) 863-0030 cell (413) 320-5336 skype: michaelBmuller http://www.MontagueMA.net Eschew Obfuscation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/ Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:271443 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
