Garth
I have a taf that I wrote that checks the size. But that is does not solve the problem. The taf can only figure the size of the file AFTER it has been completely uploaded to the server. If I remember correctly, fileSize on Javascript can only be obtained on Netscape browsers. Accessing the clients file system is considered a security issue.
Read the excerpt from MSDN (Microsoft Developer's Network) at the bottom of this message.
So, Javascipt or VBScript won't work on IE, which is the lion share of browsers.
About JAVA. I would write the applet if I thought it was the best solution. In the past, I steered away from JAVA due to the lack of JAVA support with the classic Mac OS. Now with OS X, this is not as much of an issue. However, there are still two major obstacles in my mind:
1. JAVA still does not work consistently enough on Mac browsers, even in OS X.
2. Windows XP does not come with a JAVA runtime. Microsoft, in there effort to kill java, stopped including the runtime in there newest OS, which is becoming more and more an issue as more people move to XP. The JAVA runtime environment is a pretty significant, and intrusive download. I still have trouble getting everyone to use the latest flash plugin, this would be worse.
Active X would be a great solution, but completely eliminates the Mac. And I know that wouldn't work for you (Garth) of all people. Like me, you deal with mac clients a lot.
So far, I see the only solution is to use RealBasic. That would allow me many methods of transport, like FTP, or direct database insert. It would allow me to check size, and even better, allow me to have a user drop any type of image of any size, and I can use code I have already written to convert to jpeg, resize and upload.
I would love to have another solution that is as quick and flexible as the web. I guess I could build a frame work in RealBasic that would give me this ability, like I have done with templates I use in Witango.
Robert.
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