Large File Uploads
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:44 pm
Hi There,
I'm currently in the process of scoping out a commercial project for a client of ours who wants to build a bespoke Asset Management System. Our client is currently using an off the shelf solution which provides tones of functionality but which unfortunately isn't completely appropriate for his quite specific requirements.
As we're talking about an asset management system one of the core functions will be to upload large files (perhaps above 1 GB) which we then process accordingly. I've used RAD Uploads, which is an Upload Applet (http://radinks.com/upload) on a previous project and although it works quite well it's not the always very user friendly in that you need to install Java on your machine and it behaves quite differently in different browsers etc.
My ideal scenario would be to find some kind of API (happy for it to be a commercial product) which eradicates potential problems with slow uploads, uploads stopping, crashing etc and ideally even hosts (not a requirement) the large files. The only catch is that what ever product we go with it needs to be flexible enough to be fully integrated into our bespoke system.
Any suggestions anyone?
Best,
John
I'm currently in the process of scoping out a commercial project for a client of ours who wants to build a bespoke Asset Management System. Our client is currently using an off the shelf solution which provides tones of functionality but which unfortunately isn't completely appropriate for his quite specific requirements.
As we're talking about an asset management system one of the core functions will be to upload large files (perhaps above 1 GB) which we then process accordingly. I've used RAD Uploads, which is an Upload Applet (http://radinks.com/upload) on a previous project and although it works quite well it's not the always very user friendly in that you need to install Java on your machine and it behaves quite differently in different browsers etc.
My ideal scenario would be to find some kind of API (happy for it to be a commercial product) which eradicates potential problems with slow uploads, uploads stopping, crashing etc and ideally even hosts (not a requirement) the large files. The only catch is that what ever product we go with it needs to be flexible enough to be fully integrated into our bespoke system.
Any suggestions anyone?
Best,
John