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Really slick multi-file upload tool
Some time back I was exchanging thoughts with some folks about the hassles of multiple file uploads in web pages. Of course, the good ol'
<input type="file">
tag can only load one at a time. It also offers no progress bars, nor much other feedback. Well the folks I was speaking (at Digital Crew) with just went and built a custom tag, CF_ProFlashUpload, to solve the problem. Now, the bad news for some is that it's not free, but $50. Still, it seems very much worth the price if you really need what it solves.
Check out info, demos, an eval download, and more at http://www.cftagstore.com/tags/flashmultipleupload.cfm. Besides a flash progress bar, it also offers options for handling callbacks and much more.
For those who really want a free tool, I just saw today that Dave Shuck pointed to one as well:
http://www.daveshuck.com/index.cfm?commentID=112
Update: In case you come along and find this entry after it was written in July 2006, note that I now have a long list of alternative file upload tools, in a category of my CF411 list, File Upload Tools . Please check there for other alternatives in this and 125+ other categories.
I like the tool. It does look slick. If people want to learn how to do this in flash forms, here is a link:
http://www.asfusion....
AS Fusion is one of my favored sites. The example gives source code and the date is August 8, 2005.
Now you will probably need to refactor a little for Flash Player 9 and play with some controls, but you can learn how to create file uploads in flash forms. You could even utilize their code to create multiple instances with a little configuration.
MultiPowUpload - one of many solutions to upload multiple files over Flash upload control.
See example here:
http://www.element-i...
Take a look to another advanced flash upload control EAFlashUpload: http://www.easyalgo....
As I created after the blog entry, I've also now updated the entry to point folks there to check for other alternatives.