Re: [Flashcoders] File Downloads

2010-05-29 Thread Dave Watts
> Yes the users will have gone through a registration and login to get to the > downloads. > The files will be served from MySQL and output to HTML of Flash. > This is for a small project of limited edition audio or pictures or scripts, > etc. > Hens, "I'd like" to limit each user in the allotted 1

Re: [Flashcoders] File Downloads

2010-05-29 Thread Dave Watts
> Limited edition releases. If it can be represented by a sequence of zeroes and ones, I submit to you that it's not a "limited edition". That only really makes sense for physical objects. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software i

Re: [Flashcoders] File Downloads

2010-05-29 Thread Henrik Andersson
Karl DeSaulniers wrote: Limited edition releases. Because people obviously can't copy files once they are downloaded. There is no reason to not allow someone who has been granted a copy to get another copy. Unless they do something naughty like violating copyright laws. ___

Re: [Flashcoders] File Downloads

2010-05-28 Thread Karl DeSaulniers
Yes the users will have gone through a registration and login to get to the downloads. The files will be served from MySQL and output to HTML of Flash. This is for a small project of limited edition audio or pictures or scripts, etc. Hens, "I'd like" to limit each user in the allotted 150 to b

Re: [Flashcoders] File Downloads

2010-05-28 Thread Karl DeSaulniers
Limited edition releases. On May 28, 2010, at 5:44 PM, Dave Watts wrote: I was starting to wrap my head around an idea like this. Where each user was given a list of available downloads and as they downloaded, the list got shorter. Once the list was depleted, no more downloads. I didn't think

Re: [Flashcoders] File Downloads

2010-05-28 Thread Dave Watts
> I was starting to wrap my head around an idea like this. > Where each user was given a list of available downloads and as they > downloaded, the list got shorter. > Once the list was depleted, no more downloads. > I didn't think about tokens because I have never used them and they seem too > comp

Re: [Flashcoders] File Downloads

2010-05-28 Thread Karl DeSaulniers
Very good point. Thanks for that Henrik. I was starting to wrap my head around an idea like this. Where each user was given a list of available downloads and as they downloaded, the list got shorter. Once the list was depleted, no more downloads. I didn't think about tokens because I have never

Re: [Flashcoders] File Downloads

2010-05-28 Thread Henrik Andersson
Karl DeSaulniers wrote: Hello, How can I go about restricting the number of downloads of a file on my server? For Eg: if I want a music track to only be able to be downloaded by 150 people and thats it.. ever, how can I go about doing this? I recommend at the very least using a token system wh

Re: [Flashcoders] File Downloads

2010-05-28 Thread Karl DeSaulniers
Eureka.. Thanks ;) On May 28, 2010, at 4:19 PM, Dave Watts wrote: I see. Would PHP work as that server side language? I am thinking so. You can create a PHP counter, so... hmmm. Sure, I think it would be very easy to do in PHP. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http

Re: [Flashcoders] File Downloads

2010-05-28 Thread Dave Watts
> I see. Would PHP work as that server side language? I am thinking so. > You can create a PHP counter, so... hmmm. Sure, I think it would be very easy to do in PHP. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small

Re: [Flashcoders] File Downloads

2010-05-28 Thread Karl DeSaulniers
On May 28, 2010, at 3:47 PM, Dave Watts wrote: How can I go about restricting the number of downloads of a file on my server? For Eg: if I want a music track to only be able to be downloaded by 150 people and thats it.. ever, how can I go about doing this? You'll need to serve the file t

Re: [Flashcoders] File Downloads

2010-05-28 Thread Dave Watts
> How can I go about restricting the number of downloads of a file on my > server? > For Eg: if I want a music track to only be able to be downloaded by 150 > people and thats it.. ever, > how can I go about doing this? You'll need to serve the file through a server-side (CGI) program. That progra

[Flashcoders] File Downloads

2010-05-28 Thread Karl DeSaulniers
Hello, How can I go about restricting the number of downloads of a file on my server? For Eg: if I want a music track to only be able to be downloaded by 150 people and thats it.. ever, how can I go about doing this? Much obliged, Karl DeSaulniers Design Drumm http://designdrumm.com __