[thelist] File Upload issues from Mac IE 5

Michael Barrett mbarrett at triad.rr.com
Fri Sep 28 14:34:06 CDT 2001


Hello DaList,

I'm involved with the design and development of web based app allowing users
of the app to upload comma delimited data files to the server. The data is
parsed and stored for the user's to access remotely.

To get the file online, the standard <input type="file"> form element is
used.

The app is developed in ColdFusion, with a MS-SQL database.

In windows, file upload works beautimously.

Mac IE 5seems to be buggering up the file during upload.
Only the first record of the file is read, the rest is lost.

The upload file is a CSV (comma delimited file) created in MS Excel, both
Office 2001, and Mac Office 2001

If you, oh wise and knowledgeable ones, can share any insight into this
issue, or recommend a solution, a thousand blessings will befall you.


<tip type="Excel as HTML editor" author="Michael Barrett">
If you find yourself working on static web sites with no hope of any server
side magic to help with tedious tasks (like one might find in a university)
here's a handy tricky-trick for speeding the formatting process.

Suppose you have a long Unordered List, or select menu that you want to
populate with terms. Say you want those items alphabetized, or other wise
sorted and you can't find your dictionary anywhere.

Enter the list into a column in a spreadsheet. I use Excel, but take your
pick. Sort the list as desired using the handy sorting tools found therein.
Add a column before and after the list and paste in the appropriate tags for
your element, e.g. <li> and </li> for a list. Make sure you copy down the
tags, so each list item has a start and end tag on it's row.

Add a row above your list, enter the opening tag for your list. Add the
closing tag on the first row after the list. Save as a space delimited file
(PRN).

Open the file in your favorite text/html editor, copy and paste into your
html document.

Wah Lah (Voila)

</tip>

-- Michael Barrett
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