Server side file browser

[Yuri Shtil]

I want the users be able to browse and select files on the server side.
Is there any good free or not very expensive commercial javascript package I could use?

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Yuri.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Yuri Shtil wrote:

I want the users be able to browse and select files on the server side.
Is there any good free or not very expensive commercial javascript
package I could use?

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Yuri.

My understanding is that javascript only works on what is downloaded
into the browser: you must arrange to download all the filenames by some
server side scripting. I would suggest PHP as teh most accessible
language, but anything will do..

Then you can use javascript and HTML to navigate and download them.

[Yuri Shtil]

The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Yuri Shtil wrote:

>I want the users be able to browse and select files on the server side.
Is there any good free or not very expensive commercial javascript
package I could use?

--
Yuri.

My understanding is that javascript only works on what is downloaded
into the browser: you must arrange to download all the filenames by some
server side scripting. I would suggest PHP as teh most accessible
language, but anything will do..

Then you can use javascript and HTML to navigate and download them.

You are correct. I know how to send a script from the server. I am looking for an existing javascript code that would display a file selector from the data provided by the server.

[Tim Slattery]

Yuri Shtil <ys****@cisco.comwrote:

>You are correct. I know how to send a script from the server. I am looking
for an existing javascript code that would display a file selector from the
data provided by the server.

I wouldn't use Javascript, I'd show the files in a <select...box.

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Tim Slattery
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[The Natural Philosopher]

Tim Slattery wrote:

Yuri Shtil <ys****@cisco.comwrote:

>You are correct. I know how to send a script from the server. I am looking
for an existing javascript code that would display a file selector from the
data provided by the server.

I wouldn't use Javascript, I'd show the files in a <select...box.

Me too.

That's what I do.
Or even easier, arrange a bunch of URL's pointing at the downloadable files.

[AndrewTK]

I am looking for an existing javascript code that would display a file selector from the data provided by the server.

- JavaScript will only use a file selector dialog box to allow access
to the filesystems the user has access to locally (e.g. hard drive,
CDs, mounted network volumes...). You could therefore not display one
from the webpage itself to access your server.

- You could make a DOM-based one which basically would looki like a
file selector but in reality be cleverly designed HTML, and that also
means sending back the directory listings with the script. You could
use AJAX/XMLHttpRequest to request the directory listings dynamically
of you wanted. Obviously, this is a long-winded way of doing things;
but it is possible. Fish around for "file selector" with optional
keywords AJAX, DOM, HTML

- Other options include using Java applets etc... mass-programming
your way through the problem what. Is it really a required feature or
an esthetic would-like-to-have one?
If you can give the user access to your server (eg via FTP etc) they
could add your server directory to their network places in Windows, or
mounted volumes in Linux/Unix. Then they could browse your folder from
the web page in a file selector dialog. My guess is, however, that
once they have system access to your server
1/ they don't need to operate from the page
2/ it becomess a major security issue.
So yeah, that's possible too, but don't do it. Unless it's for a
corporate intranet and have an absolute necessity to do it that way.