In article <11**********************@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups .com>,
jo*@via.net enlightened us with...
Kaeli,
Yes, I did search google for this. All of the hits were about dragging
images already inside the browser window. A crossword puzzle is a good
example of that.
What I want is file input type, but instead of having to navigate
through the file hierarchy using a file
browser and then selecting the file, I would prefer to drag it's icon
off the desktop and drop it onto a
target area of my javascript application. It's much easier that way if
you have hundreds of image files to upload.
*plays around a bit*
I don't think you can do this in this manner, as dragging a file onto MSIE is
already handled by MSIE and it opens it. Firefox doesn't, but you get a funny
little icon that indicates you can't do it.
Although I might easily be missing something.
Although this seems tedious in the extreme for hundreds of files.
Put the image files in a directory and move it with FTP or something
(filezilla or cuteftp come to mind).
If you MUST use http protocol, make a little Java [or HTA or other
language/application of choice] program to http upload the files in the
directory.
This is SO not a way to move hundreds of any kind of files, in any case.
That's what FTP is for. Making someone drag hundreds of files one at a time
isn't a very viable solution, IMO.
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