Viewing Local files in Web Viewer

[Birun]

I'm pretty sure I saw someone do this somewhere b4 but my memory have gotten the best of me on this one.

Is it all all possible to use the web viewer to view a local folder on your computer. I know that if you type the path, say for instance, in your browser it would simply open the folder.

The trick I'm trying to explore here is to have someone type a filepath in a field, then i plan on using some form of Troi file to validate the path, and if its a valid path, display the contents in the web viewer and thus have it visible via IWP.

I might be going about this all wrong, so any help would be gladly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Byron

AlterMedia, Inc.

[Fenton]

Yes, open a local file with your web browser to see what the path looks like, then set the Web Viewer to calculate that path. On Windows you can also display the contents of folders in a Web Viewer (not on a Mac however, for some reason). I don't know that you really need validate it, if you're looking at it (or not).

I don't really see the "type a filepath" being useful. That's pretty awkward. That's where you could use something like Troi File to "choose file" or "choose folder". There is a free plug-in, MooPlug, which can also do this on Windows. You don't need a plug-in on a Mac, you can just use AppleScript.

[Birun]

Thanks a million Fenton.

I actually found an alternate solution to my problem. I created an uploader.php file and inserted it into my webroot folder, then i created a web viewer with a custom path to my uploader.php file. This work perfectly on IWP and now i'm able to upload files from the user machine onto the server.

Thanks again.

P.S. Though I didn't use the MooPlug, I'm greatful to learn of such a free plug for fm. Thanks