ActiveX Control Installation
CF_MultiUploadAdvanced allows the use of an ActiveX Control for the selection of files using the SHIFT and CTRL keys.
The installation of this control is easy and straight forward. Simply download the multiUpload.exe self installer when prompted and execute it.
The installer will automatically install the component on the clients machine and register the ActiveX Control for use safely in the users browser.
Once the installation is complete, simply refresh the page and the ActiveX Control will start.
Note:
The Advanced upload option is only available to users running Internet Explorer on a Windows computer.
If the component prompts you to install the ActiveX control after you already installed the package, simply restart Internet Explorer.
Once you purchase and download the CF_MultiUploadAdvanced Package, unzip the contents to a web accessible section of your web server.
There are no other components required or need to be installed.
CF_MultiUploadAdvacned is build using the DCCOM Architecture For Custom Tags and therefore can not be installed in the custom tags folder of your ColdFusion Installation.
ColdFusion Tags Required
You will need the following tags to use CF_MultiUploadAdvanced:
If your installation of ColdFusion is running in sandbox mode or on a shared server environment, you made need to ask your Administrator to enable the tags above.
Mapped Network Drives
CF_MultiUpload can be used with mapped network drives aswell as local drives on the server hosting the application. The application must use mapped network drives e.g: g:\ For security and compatability reasons, UNC Paths must be converted to drive letters.
The target drive must be accessible by ColdFusion. You can make a drive available to ColdFusion by logging the ColdFusion Application Server Service in as a user with access rights to the target drive.
The user used for logging ColdFusion in must have the same credentials as the user residing on the target drives machine.
Running CF_MultiUploadAdvanced
Once the above steps have been completed, you can call CF_MultiUploadAdvanced in your own application using the following code:
<cf_dccom component="multipleFileUploadControlX" folder="c:\my files\"></cf_dccom>
If you have problems, please run the example.cfm file included in the CF_MultiUploadAdvanced Package.
Once you purchase and download the CF_MultiUploadAdvanced Package, unzip the contents to a web accessible section of your web server.
There are no other components required or need to be installed.
CF_MultiUploadAdvacned is build using the DCCOM Architecture For Custom Tags and therefore can not be installed in the custom tags folder of your ColdFusion Installation.
ColdFusion Tags Required
You will need the following tags to use CF_MultiUploadAdvanced:
If your installation of ColdFusion is running in sandbox mode or on a shared server environment, you made need to ask your Administrator to enable the tags above.
Mapped Network Drives
CF_MultiUpload can be used with mapped network drives aswell as local drives on the server hosting the application. The application must use mapped network drives e.g: g:\ For security and compatability reasons, UNC Paths must be converted to drive letters.
The target drive must be accessible by ColdFusion. You can make a drive available to ColdFusion by logging the ColdFusion Application Server Service in as a user with access rights to the target drive.
The user used for logging ColdFusion in must have the same credentials as the user residing on the target drives machine.
Running CF_MultiUploadAdvanced
Once the above steps have been completed, you can call CF_MultiUploadAdvanced in your own application using the following code:
<cf_dccom component="multipleFileUploadControlX" folder="c:\my files\"></cf_dccom>
If you have problems, please run the example.cfm file included in the CF_MultiUploadAdvanced Package.
