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Attaching Files to Posts.... How???

KoshN

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http://forums.b5tv.com/modifypost.php

"You may attach a file to this post while editing."

How??? :confused:

I see a provision to put in a URL link to a hosted file ("URL"), or make a hosted picture show up in a post via a link ("Image"), but nothing that allows the "attachment" of a file that a user has on their hard drive. To allow attachment, you'd need a window that would allow selection of a file that's on something other than a website (a hard drive, a CD-ROM, floppy, etc.).

We used to have this capability. Where'd it go?

(I've noticed this absence before. This is just the first time I've taken the time to ask.)
 
On this board indeed... something is missing.

On most forums which support attachment... there is (on the "Add/Edit post" form) a Browse button linked to an HTML file input control, which invokes a standard HTTP POST file upload.

Some forums which I frequent are actually using such a system -- for example those dedicated to model aircraft and aerial photography (many have useful photos, but not everyone have web accounts).

However, allowing such a feature will end up costing server disk space (must put the files somewhere). Perhaps Antony does not have a sufficient supply of said resource.
 
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However, allowing such a feature will end up costing server disk space (must put the files somewhere). Perhaps Antony does not have a sufficient supply of said resource.

True, but then just delete the statement:
"You may attach a file to this post while editing."


The limit used to be ~20KB. I wanted to attach a 7KB picture. My desktop PC's firewall will not let me upload pictures to the subdirectory where I need to put it ( http://members.lycos.co.uk/macbreck/photoalbum/ ), but only lets me into the root ( http://members.lycos.co.uk/macbreck/ ). It won't let me move files from the root to the subdir, because it won't display the subdirectory when I'm in upload mode (in WinFTP). Every time I want to upload, I have to go offline on the desktop, startup and connect the notebook PC (which can't use the firewall because it uses Win95 and is a lowly PII 233 with 64MB RAM and 4GB HD), and risk worm attacks on the notebook while I upload from there.
 
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