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asp_web_howto thread: Re:Fileup probs
Message #1 by Sam Clohesy <sam@e...> on Mon, 11 Feb 2002 15:28:57 -0000
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Hi all wondering if you could help me with something.
I have a form that uploads an image (using sa fileup) renames the image to
the ID of the associated story etc
On the frontend I am using FSO to see if the file exists (e.g 67thumb.jpg)
and if .ifexists I am displaying the image.
Users can overwrite images and there lies my problem...
If they overwrite a gif with a jpg the FSO will find the jpg and not the new
gif which is not good.
What do you guys think is the best way round this?
Use FSO to delete the file when the new file is uploaded?
Some kind of dbase function? (Possibly the file extension in the dbase and
datealtered column etc?)
Thanks
Sam
Message #2 by "Alfredo Yong" <alfredo_yong_linux@h...> on Mon, 11 Feb 2002 11:04:06 -0500
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I don't fully understand this.
You upload file1.gif. There was a file1.jpg. You want to delete file1.jpg
and "replace" it with file1.gif?
FileExists will tell you if there is a file of the same name. May be you
don't care about the extension? If so, you can extract name without
extension, then test FileExists with the name and each possible extension
(.png, .gif, .jpg, etc). If exists then delete it and copy the new file from
a temporary upload space.
I don't think a database is a good idea. FileSystem itself IS a
hierarchical database of files... just use it!
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Expertise in ASP, DHTML, CSS, jscript, php, SQL & etc.
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Sam Clohesy <sam@e...> escribió en el mensaje de noticias
145019@a..._web_howto...
>
> Hi all wondering if you could help me with something.
> I have a form that uploads an image (using sa fileup) renames the image to
> the ID of the associated story etc
> On the frontend I am using FSO to see if the file exists (e.g 67thumb.jpg)
> and if .ifexists I am displaying the image.
> Users can overwrite images and there lies my problem...
> If they overwrite a gif with a jpg the FSO will find the jpg and not the
new
> gif which is not good.
> What do you guys think is the best way round this?
> Use FSO to delete the file when the new file is uploaded?
> Some kind of dbase function? (Possibly the file extension in the dbase and
> datealtered column etc?)
>
> Thanks
> Sam
>
>
Message #3 by Sam Clohesy <sam@e...> on Mon, 11 Feb 2002 16:08:05 -0000
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Hi Alfredo, I understand what you mean..but how will the FSO know which
is
the most recent file?
.jpg or .gif?
For example user uploads 67.gif 'over' 67.jpg I use FSO to find 67.*
(jpg,
gif etc) it will pick up the file type that is listed first not
nessecarily
the most recent?
Thanks again
Sam
-----Original Message-----
From: Alfredo Yong [mailto:alfredo_yong_linux@h...]
Sent: 11 February 2002 16:04
To: ASP Web HowTo
Subject: [asp_web_howto] Re:Fileup probs
I don't fully understand this.
You upload file1.gif. There was a file1.jpg. You want to delete
file1.jpg
and "replace" it with file1.gif?
FileExists will tell you if there is a file of the same name. May be
you
don't care about the extension? If so, you can extract name without
extension, then test FileExists with the name and each possible
extension
(.png, .gif, .jpg, etc). If exists then delete it and copy the new file
from
a temporary upload space.
I don't think a database is a good idea. FileSystem itself IS a
hierarchical database of files... just use it!
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Alfredo_Yong@h...
Freelance Developer - Web systems
Expertise in ASP, DHTML, CSS, jscript, php, SQL & etc.
Available to contract.
Sam Clohesy <sam@e...> escribi=F3 en el mensaje de noticias
145019@a..._web_howto...
>
> Hi all wondering if you could help me with something.
> I have a form that uploads an image (using sa fileup) renames the
image to
> the ID of the associated story etc
> On the frontend I am using FSO to see if the file exists (e.g
67thumb.jpg)
> and if .ifexists I am displaying the image.
> Users can overwrite images and there lies my problem...
> If they overwrite a gif with a jpg the FSO will find the jpg and not
the
new
> gif which is not good.
> What do you guys think is the best way round this?
> Use FSO to delete the file when the new file is uploaded?
> Some kind of dbase function? (Possibly the file extension in the
dbase and
> datealtered column etc?)
>
> Thanks
> Sam
>
>
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Message #4 by "Jeffrey Lee" <leech74@s...> on Tue, 12 Feb 2002 05:23:49 +0800
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If deleting the file is not a good idea and using a database for this
purpose is defintely overkill.
I suggest you rename the file (maybe append it with the "deletion" date) and
archive/move the file to another directory before the new file is uploaded.
This is an approach which I have taken.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sam Clohesy" <sam@e...>
To: "ASP Web HowTo" <asp_web_howto@p...>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 12:08 AM
Subject: [asp_web_howto] Re:Fileup probs
Hi Alfredo, I understand what you mean..but how will the FSO know which is
the most recent file?
.jpg or .gif?
For example user uploads 67.gif 'over' 67.jpg I use FSO to find 67.* (jpg,
gif etc) it will pick up the file type that is listed first not nessecarily
the most recent?
Thanks again
Sam
-----Original Message-----
From: Alfredo Yong [mailto:alfredo_yong_linux@h...]
Sent: 11 February 2002 16:04
To: ASP Web HowTo
Subject: [asp_web_howto] Re:Fileup probs
I don't fully understand this.
You upload file1.gif. There was a file1.jpg. You want to delete file1.jpg
and "replace" it with file1.gif?
FileExists will tell you if there is a file of the same name. May be you
don't care about the extension? If so, you can extract name without
extension, then test FileExists with the name and each possible extension
(.png, .gif, .jpg, etc). If exists then delete it and copy the new file from
a temporary upload space.
I don't think a database is a good idea. FileSystem itself IS a
hierarchical database of files... just use it!
--
=================================================================
Alfredo_Yong@h...
Freelance Developer - Web systems
Expertise in ASP, DHTML, CSS, jscript, php, SQL & etc.
Available to contract.
Sam Clohesy <sam@e...> escribió en el mensaje de noticias
145019@a..._web_howto...
>
> Hi all wondering if you could help me with something.
> I have a form that uploads an image (using sa fileup) renames the image to
> the ID of the associated story etc
> On the frontend I am using FSO to see if the file exists (e.g 67thumb.jpg)
> and if .ifexists I am displaying the image.
> Users can overwrite images and there lies my problem...
> If they overwrite a gif with a jpg the FSO will find the jpg and not the
new
> gif which is not good.
> What do you guys think is the best way round this?
> Use FSO to delete the file when the new file is uploaded?
> Some kind of dbase function? (Possibly the file extension in the dbase and
> datealtered column etc?)
>
> Thanks
> Sam
>
>
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