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7.4

Client Side File Detection and otehr issues

Asked by chisholmd in Active Server Pages (ASP)

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OK I think I am heading down the wrong path so I'll see what you guys think.

This is part of a Web Based Training project.  I want the users to have the option of running the media files locally.  If this option is selected I'll need a way to download the files to the clients PC and then detect if they are in fact there when it comes time to run them.  My "media" files are in various formats like this:

18.ppt
24.mpg
345.swf
etc...
There might be dozens of files for each course but each media file is uniquely named so I have no need to fuss with subdirectories on the client.

OK The question.

1)  I need to find a way to doanload all the files to a specific directory with one click. No winzip or other archiving. I need the user to be ableto click a link, click OK and then walk away.

2) I need a way to detect if a file is available on the users PC.

For #2 I was able to use the FileSystemObject client side but only for Special Folders (%Win% , %temp%, %sys%).  This method is sub-optimal because the user gets the warning about an unsafe activeX object. But its the best I have so far. And because I have only been able to read files in the special folders I was leaning towards using the temp directory for the download location of #1. (not the worst scenario they kinda would be temp files)

I have the nagging feeling that I am going off in all the wrong directions with needless complications.

If anyone can see an aeasier approach I would appriciate it.











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Zone: Active Server Pages (ASP)
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