Rick Harrison wrote:
All I meant was that RevServer is the relatively new kid
on the block, and I had hoped that it had the capability
within it without relying on externals code such as
java-script to get the job done in an easier way.
But in this case you're looking for oranges in an apple barrel:
RevServer runs on the server. It can do a lot there, and many very
interesting apps can be written natively in LiveCode without anything
else at all.
That is, to the extent that the server side contributes to a
client-server application.
That leaves the client side to be addressed, where your question was
about the user interface for selecting a file.
On the client we have no choice: the only scripting engine built into
browsers is JavaScript. That's it. The good thing about that is you
don't need to spend a lot of time deciding which language to use to make
your client-side UIs, since you have no choice in the matter at all. :)
I suppose you could use the RevWeb plugin, but for all but a fairly
limited subset of sites in which you have an unusually committed
audience, downloading any plugin is a non-starter.
Earlier you found the input object to provide that for the user:
<input type="file" class="upload" name="fileX[]">
Use that in an HTML form and you're good to go. Here's the relevant
part of the HTML source from the page I use at my site for uploading files:
<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="/cgi-t/mydropbox.cgi"
method="post">
Send this file:
<input type="file" name="userfile">
<input type="submit" value="Send File">
<input type="hidden" name="email" value="drop...@fourthworld.com">
</form>
Now you're left with the server side, where the uploaded data will come
in as part of a multi-part form.
I believe the code for parsing that from the incoming data stream so you
can write it to disk has already been provided by Mattias, in
RevServer-ready LiveCode:
<http://mail.runrev.com/pipermail/use-revolution/2010-October/147067.html>
So now you have both the client and the server side parts you need.
Nothing left but to glue them together and enjoy. :)
--
Richard Gaskin
Fourth World
LiveCode training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com
Webzine for LiveCode developers: http://www.LiveCodeJournal.com
LiveCode Journal blog: http://LiveCodejournal.com/blog.irv
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