Uploading multiple files from diffrent inputs
July 17, 2008 - 1:30pm — jYeckel
I am wanting to have a classic form with two upload spots one for the main image and an associated thumbnail i was thinking i could make one of the inputs a swfuploader and then just use the other input to push its file in to the swfuploaders queue but i dont see any methods that would allow me to do this. If i have to use two swfupload objects on the same page for a classic i made custom handlers for each set and uploadComplete i fire the other object.startUp(); but it wont seem to kick off.
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Yeah at this point i would like to know how to add a file int he queue through my own browse button like if i had one for image and one for thumbnail and i could attach some param in the post so i can distinguish what one is the image or thumbnail.
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No time to write code but I'll describe what I'd do:
1. Make a customSettings value to indicate which "mode" you're in.
2. Make two buttons each with it's own onclick event
3. In each button's onclick event have it set its customSetting to "true" (swfu.customSettings.mode = "image" or swfu.customSettings.mode = "thumbnail"). Then it calls swfu.selectFile().
4. In the fileQueued event check the "mode" (this.customSettings.mode) and add a file param to the file (this.addFileParam(file.id, "mode", this.customSettings.mode)
Then in your upload script you just check the "mode" posted value and handle the upload as needed.