Limiting Browse Directory in Upload

[onflash]

I have a major problem with file upload, i need to restrict the directory from
which a user who clicks the browse button (using input tag file type) can pick
a file. User should be taken straight to the directory on a net work to pick
the file, he should not be able to browse the network. Pls how can i achieve
this in coldfusion?, URGENT

[mpwoodward *TMM*]

onflash wrote:

> I have a major problem with file upload, i need to restrict the directory from
> which a user who clicks the browse button (using input tag file type) can pick
> a file. User should be taken straight to the directory on a net work to pick
> the file, he should not be able to browse the network. Pls how can i achieve
> this in coldfusion?, URGENT
>

Because the file input box on the client side is not writable (for
security reasons) you won't be able to do this from the CF side of
things. You could of course limit their ability to access certain
directories on the network based on their network login, but that would
all be handled on the network security side of things.

Matt

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Matt Woodward
Team Macromedia - ColdFusion

[onflash]

Thanks, but are there no CFX tags (java or c++) available that can handle such ?

[onflash]

Thanks, but are there no CFX extensions (java or c++) available that can handle such ?

[PaulH]

actually i participated in a thread about this a month or so ago. you might try jupload ([url]http://jupload.biz/[/url]) if java applets are acceptable.

[mpwoodward *TMM*]

onflash wrote:

> Thanks, but are there no CFX extensions (java or c++) available that can handle such ?

This is a limitation of the browser--it's not a server-side technology
issue. You *might* be able to write an Active-X control that could do
this (on a PC in IE only mind you) or possibly a signed Java applet
(because out of the box a Java applet is a lot more locked down than
Active-X) that would do something along these lines, but that obviously
can get pretty complex pretty quickly and relies on the user have the
appropriate browser technologies installed. Unfortunately I'm afraid
you're a bit stuck but I'll be curious to see if anyone has any other
suggestions.

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Matt Woodward
Team Macromedia - ColdFusion

[mpwoodward *TMM*]

PaulH wrote:

> actually i participated in a thread about this a month or so ago. you might try jupload ([url]http://jupload.biz/[/url]) if java applets are acceptable.
>

Thanks Paul--I responded before I read your suggestion. Great to know!

Matt

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Matt Woodward
Team Macromedia - ColdFusion

[MikerRoo]

Onflash, If the directory is known and limited, you can achieve the desired
result by using cfdirectory to present a list of files and then using cffile to
'upload' it. You will need to run coldfusion under a user account (on a
windows server) -- not the default 'local system'. And, that account will
need to have read permission on the network share.