Re: file upload functionality/security (was

Hi John,
For what it's worth I agree. Macromedia has already implemented file
uploads using the Breeze player (and I think in Central). For example in
Breeze's File Share pod choosing "Select from My Computer..." brings up
a native OS "File Upload" dialog box that you can use to select a file
to upload. Breeze is a very corporate focused product and corporations
are often the ones with the most serious security concerns. I assume
Macromedia has built in code to stop anyone from uploading files without
the user's permission and that it has now seen some serious testing in
Central and Breeze. Perhaps there is some reason Macromedia is being
more cautious with the generic Flash player. I've never seen anything
that says what their strategy is. Maybe I missed a white paper
somewhere... Still, if Flash is supposed to be a platform for building
rich Internet applications supporting file uploads is a pretty basic
feature.
Yours truly,
-Brian

John Robinson wrote:

> Simon -
>
> This all makes perfect sense, but what I don't understand is why we
> don't (can't) have something like we have in plain-ol' html... a
> file-upload ("multi-part" I think it's called?) form element? That's
> the only thing we are missing. I don't think I'd be happy with an fcs
> based solution. I'd rather not be tied to one product when there are
> so many good options available already.
>
> What would be the difference if I used an html form or an swf to
> submit a file to a php/cgi/etc script? Both are open formats and
> script kiddies can see exactly what cgi is handling the upload just by
> looking at the source for the html. The trick is that using php you
> have great control over what gets uploaded and where it goes.
>
> Just my thoughts.
>
> John

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