Web based FTP page? Drag to upload?

[edro]

Here's what I want:

A webpage that has a box or a folder that when someone goes to the page, and drags a file from their system into it, will ANON FTP it to a directory on my webserver.

Is that possible?

I could just tell the person to type out the FTP address in their browser or something, but I wanna simplify it for morons.

 

[amdskip]

Can't you just internet explorer to do this?

 

[neutralizer]

Originally posted by: amdskip
Can't you just internet explorer to do this?

yea, ie already does it

 

[Hammer]

Originally posted by: neutralizer

Originally posted by: amdskip
Can't you just internet explorer to do this?

yea, ie already does it

hahaha. *confirmed*

 

[edro]

Like I said, I want an easier way to do it. I think I might have found one, but it is Java based.

I do not want the default IE look of it. I want a specialized look of a picture or box on a webpage, then have the person drag their files into it to upload them.

 

[bmacd]

i always had trouble using the IE based FTP. g'luck with your project.

-=bmacd=-

 

[edro]

Originally posted by: bmacd
i always had trouble using the IE based FTP. g'luck with your project.

-=bmacd=-

SEE! I'm not the only one...

 

[loup garou]

It doesn't allow for drag and dropping files, but U-Upload is great, I've been using it on a site for awhile and even the most computer illiterate users could figure out how to use it. I'm using the free version.

 

[notfred]

There is no way you're gonig to get any HTML-like markup language to recognize anything done via drag and drop.

 

[RossMAN]

I found several on hotscripts including this, it's not really icon based but it is easy to use and uses WWW (for those of us behind a firewall which doesn't allow FTP).

There are several others as well, use the search feature.

 

[amdskip]

For those behind a firewall having problems with ftp and IE, change your settings in IE to: Tools->Internet Options->Advanced->Use Passive FTP towards the end of the browsing category.

 

[DeviousTrap]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
I found several on hotscripts including this, it's not really icon based but it is easy to use and uses WWW (for those of us behind a firewall which doesn't allow FTP).

There are several others as well, use the search feature.

Ross... you missed the key words .... Drag and Drop

As far as I know there is no way you can drag and drop into a webpage... what you could do is drag and drop into the form space where would would put the file path and windows will normally put in the file path of the thing you "dropped" But you would still need to click upload after that.

 

[edro]

Originally posted by: werk
It doesn't allow for drag and dropping files, but U-Upload is great, I've been using it on a site for awhile and even the most computer illiterate users could figure out how to use it. I'm using the free version.

Hmmm... that seems like I could try that.

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: DeviousTrap

Originally posted by: RossMAN
I found several on hotscripts including this, it's not really icon based but it is easy to use and uses WWW (for those of us behind a firewall which doesn't allow FTP).

There are several others as well, use the search feature.

Ross... you missed the key words .... Drag and Drop

As far as I know there is no way you can drag and drop into a webpage... what you could do is drag and drop into the form space where would would put the file path and windows will normally put in the file path of the thing you "dropped" But you would still need to click upload after that.

Drag and Drop is clientside. You can't do it with a "web page" unless it's though Java and/or ActiveX.

 

[fs5]

Originally posted by: SunnyD
Drag and Drop is clientside. You can't do it with a "web page" unless it's though Java and/or ActiveX.

yup and if you use either technology you're alienating people who don't have java or activex installed.

 

[edro]

That U-Upload would work, but it uses Java as well... and requires the user allow a digital signature.

 

[Stratum9]

The way I did it was to imbed an IFrame in my webpage and have the source of the IFrame be the ftp url. When the page loads the IFrame is loaded with the FTP folder. Internet Explorer users can then Drag & Drop into the IFrame box to upload and download files. Netscape just shows a root list of links for the files which can be clicked on for download.

Example:

<IFRAME src="ftp://username : password@domainname.com" width="700" height="400" scrolling="auto" frameborder="0">
[Your user agent does not support frames or is currently configured
not to display frames.]
</IFRAME>

 

[ThisIsMatt]

I just use a php script on my site, in sig