Flash Uploader

[rejetto]

this is from swfupload documentation

HTTP Authentication is not well supported by the Flash Player. Later versions of Flash Player behave better. Old version of Flash Player would crash the browser.

sad story.
this wouldn't be a big problem with cookie-based authentication

[Sapphirescales]

By flash player?  Wouldn't that mean that ANY flash based uploader would be plagued by this problem?

If that's so is there any way to change the method of authentication? 

[mysoogal]

I'm wondering if you can use python to upload files 

[TSG]

I have tried other flash uploaders, its up to your genius now rejetto there must be something we can do to allow a flash uploader to work with protected folders and http authentication. Some way to emulate the situation, but its over my head.

[TSG]

Hey rejetto, I know you haven't been around much. However it has been just over a month now. Wondering how much closer this is to something tangible... I think it is a necessary upgrade to HFS... from my investigation I can't find any better way to do this other using flash in some shape or form. Or Java. And both create their own upload connection to the server... so something is needed to catch those requests and let them do their thing.

[rejetto]

if i got it right, permissions/authentication is our problem... right?

if we don't find/build a flash applet that will correctly use http authentication, then there's no way i know it could work,
except
1. trying to workaround http authentication by submitting user/pass as POST data. this would only work with HFS, as it's not standard, but it may be ok.
2. supporting cookie-based authentication on HFS, that will take a while.

[TSG]

Yes, it works not a problem when we have anonymous access, but add a password and the lights flash red on all panels. I don't know much about that server side stuff so I have to leave it up to you and the other HFS delphi programmers.

[rejetto]

what are these lights exactly?

[TSG]

HFS says 'NOT ALLOWED' in the log, and the flash uploader (SWF Upload) basically fails. It says an error randomly about authentication, which is what lead me to this conclusion.

[rejetto]

mmm, and are you able to pass user/pass as POST data?

[TSG]

I have not tried, Flynsarmy seems to think he has found a Flash uploader that uses Flash to get the multiple file uploads, but then uses Javascript to do the uploading. Which might work. But it might just be how SWF Upload works. I never really looked into it that deep.

[rejetto]

I have not tried,

would that be possible, i could make HFS to accept the login through it

[TSG]

Flynsarmy just told me he might be wrong, flash might be the one doing the uploading. Also I have no idea, it is possible that it might work if we append the login details to the url, however how secure is that?

[rejetto]

Flynsarmy just told me he might be wrong, flash might be the one doing the uploading.

yes it's possible.
but flash as well may send additional data.

Also I have no idea, it is possible that it might work if we append the login details to the url, however how secure is that?

don't worry, it's not shown in the address bar of the browser.

[Sapphirescales]

Here's to hoping you guys can get it to work. I'm eagerly awaiting some sort of flash uploader.