file upload, etc.

[Glenn]

Hi,

I'm quite sure that I've read this is possible, and I know how to do parts
of it....but if someone could give me some pointers / directions / web
references, I would really appreciate it.

Here's what I need to:

Have a page that my users can go to and upload a .PDF file that they
created. I also need to receive an e-mail that a page has been uploaded.

Then, I need the file to be available to those people browsing my website.

I'm thinking that when the file is uploaded it needs to be silmunatneously
entered into an Access database (it's what I have), and that The users
browsing the site would go to an ASP page that would be dynamically updated
when info is entered into the database.

I know how to:

Set up a data entry page that allows the user to enter the information,
upload the file, and send an e-mail to me.

I know how to set up an ASP page that displays info from the database.

What I need help with is the hyperlink to the file that was uploaded ... how
does that get entered into the database (I want this as simple as possible
for the user uploading the file, having them enter a URL to the file would
be too confusing for them.)

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

You would need to write custom ASP code to "process" the user upload
- using say ASPUpload (if your host supports it) to get the file and file name (plus upload it), then write that info to your DB
See http://www.aspupload.com/




| Hi,
|
| I'm quite sure that I've read this is possible, and I know how to do parts
| of it....but if someone could give me some pointers / directions / web
| references, I would really appreciate it.
|
| Here's what I need to:
|
| Have a page that my users can go to and upload a .PDF file that they
| created. I also need to receive an e-mail that a page has been uploaded.
|
| Then, I need the file to be available to those people browsing my website.
|
| I'm thinking that when the file is uploaded it needs to be silmunatneously
| entered into an Access database (it's what I have), and that The users
| browsing the site would go to an ASP page that would be dynamically updated
| when info is entered into the database.
|
| I know how to:
|
| Set up a data entry page that allows the user to enter the information,
| upload the file, and send an e-mail to me.
|
| I know how to set up an ASP page that displays info from the database.
|
| What I need help with is the hyperlink to the file that was uploaded ... how
| does that get entered into the database (I want this as simple as possible
| for the user uploading the file, having them enter a URL to the file would
| be too confusing for them.)
|
| Any help would be appreciated.
|
| Thanks.
|
|

 

[Glenn]

Thanks...I seem to remember reading about another way to do it.

 

[Chris Leeds, MVP-FrontPage]

I have some churches who use ContentSeed (www.contentseed.com) to do just
this:
the web designer makes the church a page to index the weekly publications.
the secretary logs into the page, types the date or description, then hits
the "link to document" button, uploads a document (usually a PDF), hits the
"save" button, and that's it.

HTH

--
Chris Leeds,
Microsoft MVP-FrontPage

ContentSeed: great tool for web masters,
a fantastic convenience for site owners.
http://contentseed.com/