Re: [flexcoders] Re: FileReference and mimetypes

[Phil Marston]

I currently have something in (pre-file-upload) Flash with _javascript_ html form hack that that submits a file to a php script.  The php script takes the filename, mimtype, size and bytes and enters them in to a mySQL table.  I have another php file that I use for fetching those files from the table as if they were flat files on the server.  During the fetch process I reconstruct the appropriate header information so that the browser knows what to do with the file when it's received (e.g. if it's an office document, pdf, quicktime, swf etc the appropriate helper application or active-x is used if it's a jpeg it's just opened in the browser), but now I'm not getting jpegs opening in the browser because the options the user is given is save or use photoviewer (which is crap). Would you suggest a different way?  This was developed in the old days  ;-)  so Flex and RIA approach probably brings a whole new perspective to this. Cheers, Phil Tom Chiverton wrote: On Tuesday 11 July 2006 15:21, Phil Marston wrote: So why's it stuck at application/octet-stream I'd like to know what files my users are uploading, but I don't want to do it by restricting What business reason are you implementing ? Because it general it doesn't matter what people upload, only how you use it. -- ______________________________________________________________ Phil Marston Learning Technologist Learning Technology Unit Edward Wright G33, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3QY, UK [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44(0)1224 273329 / +44(0)7798 723660 http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/ltu/pmarston/ http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/ltu/ ______________________________________________________________ The University of Aberdeen Open Day 29th August 2006 Booking is essential www.abdn.ac.uk/openday email [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call 0800 027 1495 __._,_.___ -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com SPONSORED LINKS Web site design development Computer software development Software design and development Macromedia flex Software development best practice YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "flexcoders" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. __,_._,___