Examples installation

Examples Installation

The EAFlashUpload distribution package contains trial version of component and set of various examples. Installation process requires only extracting examples to appropriate folder and configuration of server-side scripts.

Extract downloaded archive and copy content of "Examples" folder to location on your web server where it will be accessible via a web browser (ex: "<% web server root folder %>\EAFlashUpload") and run default.html (ex: http:// localhost/EAFlashUpload/default.html).

Examples structure:

SimpleUpload.html - a simple example how to use EAFlashUpload control.
ImagesUpload.html - demonstrates how to upload multiple images to the web server. Generate and display thumbnails of uploaded images.
JavaScriptInterface.html - shows how to create "pure" JavaScript/DHTML interface for EAFlashUpload.
SwitchAmongView.html - displays available user interfaces and shows how to change EAFlashUpload property dynamically by using JavaScript.
CollapsiblePanel.html - an example demonstrate how to place EAFlashUpload into collapsible panel.
UploadDescription.html - an example demonstrates how to add a custom property for files and send additional form fields data to the web server.
ServerScripts folder – contains server-side scripts examples for ASP.NET, PHP, ColdFusion, Perl, JSP server programming languages.
Note before running the examples set uploader.uploadUrl property. Ex: "ServerScripts/ASP.NET/uploadfiles.aspx".

ASP.NET examples (ServerScripts\ASP.NET)

uploadfiles.aspx – simple example demonstrates how to handle and store uploaded file on the server.
imagesupload.aspx – example demonstrates how to upload images and create thumbnails.
uploaddescriptions.aspx - example demonstrates how to retrieve form fields data on the server side. This file is a part of "Upload descriptions" example.
Global.asax – example of global application class that handles each request and restores session by using cookie session variable.
Web.config - a configuration file of ASP.NET application.

Before running ASP.NET examples please ensure ASP.NET was installed on your web server. You should create also ASP.NET Web Application for ServerScripts/ASP.NET virtual directory.

See also:

How to: Create and Configure Virtual Directories in IIS
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zwk103ab(VS.80).aspx
Creating ASP.NET Web Application Root Directories in IIS
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ha2y9493.aspx
How to upload a file to a Web server in ASP.NET
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323246/EN-US

PHP examples (ServerScripts\PHP)

uploadfiles.php – simple example demonstrates how to handle and store uploaded file on the server.
imagesupload.php – example demonstrates how to upload images and create thumbnails.
uploaddescriptions.php - example demonstrates how to retrieve form fields data on the server side. This file is a part of "Upload descriptions" example.

Before running examples please ensure your web server is configured to run PHP scripts.

See also:

PHP: Installation and Configuration
http://php.net/manual/en/install.php
PHP: Handling file uploads
http://php.net/manual/en/features.file-upload.post-method.php

Examples for other languages: ColdFusion, JSP, Perl
Folders contain the basic example (uploadfiles.*) that aloows receive files on the server.