Ektron® eWebEditPro Developer's Reference Guide

Frame
Name
local file
browse
file
information
Implementing Image Upload
FTP File Upload
File Name Function - Allows the user to Operation
mediauploader.asp Choose a file from the local
system. The local file is
uploaded before it is inserted
into the editor.
mediainformation.
asp
View file information, including
its length in bytes and, if the file
is an image, its width and height
in pixels.
Managing Images
Lets the user choose a local file
and assign it a title. When the
user enters a local file, the
server selection frame, the file
information frame, the preview
frame, and the selection frame
are updated to reflect the
selection.
Displays information about file
the user selected, whether the
file is server-based or local.
preview mediapreview.asp Preview the selected file. Lets the user preview the
highlighted file before selecting
it.
selection mediainsert.asp Select a file. If a local file is
selected, the file is uploaded
before it is inserted into the
editor.
Allows the user to select a
server file or a local file. It also
ensures that a tile has been
entered if the user selects a
local file.
This section describes the following methods and options for enabling users to
upload images and other files to your Web server.
• FTP
• HTTP
- ASP
- ColdFusion
- other Web servers
Security issues surrounding each approach are explained.
You can use FTP (file transfer protocol) to copy files from the user's (or client)
computer to the Web server. The Web server must have an FTP server to
establish a connection and receive a file from the client computer. Many server
operating systems provide an FTP server. Commercial FTP server software is
also available.
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