On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 9:39 AM, Richard White <rich...@re-base.net> wrote:
> We have created an online database program. I have a requirement for a > user to store links to files contained on their local machines, then at the > click of a button it will open the file. > > If we were to store these files on our server I know we could use cfheader > and cfcontent to open the file. However, seeing as the files are stored on > their local machines how can I achieve this? > Assuming you mean that you need to open the file that is stored on the user's computer and do something with it on the server, there has to be a tool that transfers that file from the client first. We use a web app that does that by making use of a SoftArtisans ActiveX plug-in called XFile. It works something like this: 1. On the server, the path and filename is stored in the per-user database settings 2. When the page is pulled the active-x initiates the file-transfer and saves the file locally. The user is prompted to confirm. 3. The page continues processing. File transfer is still required, it's just handled a bit more seamlessly than an upload button or FTP. Until Later! C. Hatton Humphrey Every cloud does have a silver lining. Sometimes you just have to do some smelting to find it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:359194 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
