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allasso
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open file dialog and saving multiple files

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Hello,

Two questions:

Is there a way to create a file open dialog that will open a file on the server?

also, it there a way the user can save multiple files all at one time?

Thank you,

Allasso
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allasso wrote:Is there a way to create a file open dialog that will open a file on the server?
Kinda. You can give them an Open/Save dialog and they'll download whatever you want them to.
allasso wrote:also, it there a way the user can save multiple files all at one time?
In one request? No. But you can use compression (eg, ZIP, RAR) to combine files together.
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tasairis wrote: Kinda. You can give them an Open/Save dialog and they'll download whatever you want them to.
Hmmm... Could you elaborate on that? Not sure exactly what you mean. How would you do that?
tasairis wrote: In one request? No. But you can use compression (eg, ZIP, RAR) to combine files together.
Good idea, thanks.

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Maybe I wasn't too clear, what I want, is to be able to browse for a file on the server using a dialog box.
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allasso wrote:Maybe I wasn't too clear, what I want, is to be able to browse for a file on the server using a dialog box.
No. You'd have to make some PHP page(s) behave like a filesystem browser.
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okay, thanks.

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