Re: Need full path file browser

2008-03-05 Thread Tom Chiverton
On Tuesday 04 Mar 2008, Casey Dougall wrote: I could write a web application that could root around your file system They have a new word for this (A.I.R.) AIR isn't a web application. -- Tom Chiverton Helping to carefully transition innovative infomediaries on:

Re: Need full path file browser

2008-03-05 Thread Tom Chiverton
On Tuesday 04 Mar 2008, Claude Schneegans wrote: Is this possible? With cross compatible code, the answer is no. The CF administrator has a Java applet that allows the user to pick a path. -- Tom Chiverton Helping to efficiently industrialize efficient e-business on:

Need full path file browser

2008-03-04 Thread Becky McDermott
In my ColdFusion application, I need to be able to browse the client file system, choose a file, and extract the full path file name the user selected so I can store it in a database. I have played around with input type=file but I don't need to UPLOAD any files. I just want the full path.

Re: Need full path file browser

2008-03-04 Thread Claude Schneegans
Is this possible? With cross compatible code, the answer is no. If you use Explorer, you will have to make some ActiveX component to do so. provided the use will accept to load it. -- ___ REUSE CODE! Use custom tags; See

RE: Need full path file browser

2008-03-04 Thread Brad Wood
: Claude Schneegans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 1:51 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Need full path file browser Is this possible? With cross compatible code, the answer is no. If you use Explorer, you will have to make some ActiveX component to do so. provided the use

Re: Need full path file browser

2008-03-04 Thread Ian Skinner
Becky McDermott wrote: I have read that because of security, web applications can't access client files. Are there any solutions other than storing the files on the web server? And you have read correctly. Just take a moment to imagine the havoc if I could write a web application that

Re: Need full path file browser

2008-03-04 Thread Casey Dougall
And you have read correctly. Just take a moment to imagine the havoc if I could write a web application that could root around your file system for any interesting sounding files every time you visited my popular web site? They have a new word for this (A.I.R.)