Upload a file button is an SWF flash file, why?

[tenants]

<grr, typo hell> can this title be updated to: "Upload a file button is an SWF flash file, why?"

Why have dependency on Flash at all?

<span id="AttachmentUploader" class="buttonProxy AttachmentUploader" data-err-130="The uploaded file does not have an allowed extension." ... style="">
<object id="SWFUpload_0" class="swfupload" width="1" height="1" data="js/swfupload/Flash/swfupload.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" ... >
<input id="ctrl_uploader" class="button OverlayTrigger DisableOnSubmit" type="button" value="Upload a File" ... >

It seems a bit strange having this one button as an embedded flash file, why is xen doing this?

http://xenforo.com/community/js/swfupload/Flash/swfupload.swf

I just stumbled into it, since I wanted to make use of xens upload file functionality (so users can upload images), but it doesnt look like it's going to be that easy to use this swf method...

anyone had any success with using this to upload files

 

[Kier]

That Flash file is the uploader.

 

[tenants]

Yup, I've just added this to a template :

<xen:include template="attachment_upload_button" />

and bang, users can upload files...
I'm not sure how anything is retuned from this, so a thread / post / anything else can know where to link to the image ...

So my poor partner on her iPad (poor... tsh!) wont be able to upload files?

Edit, I've started to dig into this and found the following filed might give me some clues, it uses the action: attachments/do-upload (defined in the 1st file below)

XenForo\ControllerPublic\Attachment.php
XenForo\ViewPublic\Attachment\DoUpload.php

- I'll decompile the swf file later to see whats going on inside that... for now the above files should give me some clues

 

[island]

So my poor partner on her iPad (poor... tsh!) wont be able to upload files?

For what it's worth, I just got an ipad2 last month and a default file select upload field doesn't allow you select a file to upload either... a limitation of mobile safari and the way the ios is "file system-less" or some such... since you can select a file to save into your photos, I don't understand why the app linkage doesn't by default work the other way too, with mobile safari able to select a photo from your photos to upload, but ...

 

[xfrocks]

XenForo uses Flash because originally, file input doesn't support selecting multiple files at once. This Flash uploader is a pretty good one (http://swfupload.org/). And finally, it falls back to file input if Flash is not installed.

 

[tekgirl]

I have some users who need to use the ipad exclusively and want to upload avatars. They cannot upload as of right now. I'm assuming I need to disable the flash uploader?

Thanks

 

[xfrocks]

Even using standard upload button won't help because apps in iOS are sandboxed. Apps can't access system files. Your friend won't be able to upload avatar from their iPad anyway so you should keep using the flash button.

 

[tekgirl]

Ok - thanks much - that answered my question...does that go for all images? This person is visually impaired and only uses the iPad..she is a user on my forum and I feel terrible that she cannot upload an avatar or images, if that is the case. I can always upload her avatar for her, that is no porblem...but I dont' ahve time to upload images for her.

 

[DBA]

You CAN upload images on an IPad (and other IOS devices) if you use the Tapatalk app.

 

[tekgirl]

That would be great1 And users can just download from Apple iphone store?

Thanks

 

[DBA]

That would be great1 And users can just download from Apple iphone store?

Thanks

Yes, however you must support/install Tapatalk on your forum.

http://www.tapatalk.com/faq.php

 

[tekgirl]

Is it easy to install on XF?

 

[tekgirl]

Thanks for the info...I see that it is an add on, so looks pretty straightforward. Much appreciate your help.

 

[DBA]

Is it easy to install on XF?

Taken from TT's website:

xenForo 1.x - Installation​

• Download the zip package to your computer.
• Unzip the package and upload all files and directories inside the 'upload' folder to your forum directory
• Login to your forum Admin Control Panel and go to Home->Install Add-on
• Install the file 'addon-Tapatalk.xml' in the plugin package.
• ** Make sure the "mobiquo" folder AND all files inside has the proper permission with at least "755" (chmod -R 755).

 

[tekgirl]

Thanks...saw this on the site after I posted But great to get such quick help!

 

[DBA]

Thanks...saw this on the site after I posted But great to get such quick help!

No problem, had to check it myself as I'd forgotten to add this to my list of things to do post migration.

 

[D.O.A.]

I have this problem with many of my users, and the general consensus is 'apple are scum'. Swfupload is a great open source project that follows standards, where as steve jobs was an elitist cash vacuum scumbag.
I rest my case.

 

[agison]

iOS 6 support File upload (single file) on iPad/iPhone.
XF 1.2 will support HTML5 upload with multiple files