Comments on: Flash uploading (still) sucks http://blog.stuffedguys.com/2008/04/12/flash-uploading-still-sucks/ Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:24:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: sarman http://blog.stuffedguys.com/2008/04/12/flash-uploading-still-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-11427 sarman Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:51:39 +0000 http://blog.stuffedguys.com/?p=148#comment-11427 Hello! Today i trying a factory and i like it=) I am a php/mysql developer, get a trial for our company. It work very soft, like an good engine in car, thanks, we will kep tryin. Upload big files was a problem early for me, but we (as developers in general) get another problem - compatibility. Early i use a simple cgi-bin perl script with ajax callback to show nice upload progress bar, easy for programmer-admin, but it was harder to install a product for a medium or small-size customer. Customers is all for that model of sales. Not so smart admins is a problem too=) So, latest php builds have an internal support of ajax callbacks and client may see how much time left when file is uploading. But it is a compatibility problem. So funny circle in that type of product. Good luck, guys, from Russia! Hello! Today i trying a factory and i like it=) I am a php/mysql developer, get a trial for our company. It work very soft, like an good engine in car, thanks, we will kep tryin. Upload big files was a problem early for me, but we (as developers in general) get another problem – compatibility. Early i use a simple cgi-bin perl script with ajax callback to show nice upload progress bar, easy for programmer-admin, but it was harder to install a product for a medium or small-size customer. Customers is all for that model of sales. Not so smart admins is a problem too=) So, latest php builds have an internal support of ajax callbacks and client may see how much time left when file is uploading. But it is a compatibility problem. So funny circle in that type of product. Good luck, guys, from Russia!

]]> By: Aaron http://blog.stuffedguys.com/2008/04/12/flash-uploading-still-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-11339 Aaron Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:24:00 +0000 http://blog.stuffedguys.com/?p=148#comment-11339 Yes, it's a pity there is still no reliable, friendly way to make large file uploads work on the web. Our customers need to upload large files (50MB+) and in many places of the world this is extremely difficult to do reliably - many of them just cut out halfway. Not to mention that they can't tell whether it's still working, how much is done, how long there is to wait... Normally I don't like Flash as a general part of sites, but if it could fix the extremely basic and unfriendly upload in browsers I would certainly use it. I think that security hamstrings flash a bit. They don't want to expose anything risky - which lets face it, would be immediately abused by the scammers of the world - but this makes it difficult to do what is required. Basically I think the browsers need to fix this. File upload should be a first class citizen in the web experience, not a tacked-on hack in form submission. Yes, it’s a pity there is still no reliable, friendly way to make large file uploads work on the web. Our customers need to upload large files (50MB+) and in many places of the world this is extremely difficult to do reliably – many of them just cut out halfway. Not to mention that they can’t tell whether it’s still working, how much is done, how long there is to wait…
Normally I don’t like Flash as a general part of sites, but if it could fix the extremely basic and unfriendly upload in browsers I would certainly use it.

I think that security hamstrings flash a bit. They don’t want to expose anything risky – which lets face it, would be immediately abused by the scammers of the world – but this makes it difficult to do what is required.

Basically I think the browsers need to fix this. File upload should be a first class citizen in the web experience, not a tacked-on hack in form submission.

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