Re: determine file-upload's tmp-filename

On Sat, January 26, 2008 5:57 pm, Michael Fischer wrote: > hi there, > > is there a way to determine the tmp-filename of a file upload while > the upload is still in progress? > > the tmp-file is stored in /tmp and it's name is something like > PHPXXXXXXXX. > > what i would like to do is: > i want to upload a file via a html-form and while the upload is in > progress make repeatedly ajax-requests to a php-script on the server > that replies the size of the tmp file (the amount of data that was > already uploaded). So in this script i need to know what the > tmp-filename is. > > or do you think this is a completely useless approach? Google for PHP upload meter instead. That's probably how it works, more or less... I still think it's STOOPID to round-trip back and forth to the server to get an upload progress meter -- The browser developers should be providing you with some kind of progress notification system locally! -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So?