Checking file size before uploading. Is this possible?

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Feb 15 2006, 9:06 am
As a not-so-hypothetical example, say someone wishes to upload a music file so that others can hear it. Is it possible to check the filesize before it gets sent (so that if it's bigger than a specified size, it'll get rejected)?
Feb 15 2006, 9:20 am
Sarm wrote:
As a not-so-hypothetical example, say someone wishes to upload a music file so that others can hear it. Is it possible to check the filesize before it gets sent (so that if it's bigger than a specified size, it'll get rejected)?

Nope.

Lummox JR
Feb 15 2006, 9:59 am
length(file) will return the byte size of the file.
mob/verb/crudeuploadforexample(o as file) if(length(o)>49999) return
Feb 15 2006, 10:03 am
In response to Artemio
Wow, that looks so simple. I feel dumb now.
Feb 15 2006, 10:05 am
In response to Artemio
Artemio wrote:
length(file) will return the byte size of the file.
> mob/verb/crudeuploadforexample(o as file) if(length(o)>49999) return



Haey...thats a pretty handy piece of info.
Feb 15 2006, 10:06 am
In response to Lummox JR
To elaborate a little, the file has to be totally uploaded to get the size on it, afterwards you simply need to check the length() and fdel() the oversized file.
Feb 15 2006, 10:33 am
In response to Lummox JR
Rather, would it be possible to have a few variables from the file sent to the server, such as name, size, etc... rather than uploading the file completely only to find that it's both stuck in the RSC which may be getting oversized and you don't want to use it (mainly for the reason of server limitations on files, such as certain extensions).
Feb 15 2006, 10:58 am
In response to Mechanios
Mechanios wrote:
Artemio wrote:
length(file) will return the byte size of the file.
> > mob/verb/crudeuploadforexample(o as file) if(length(o)>49999) return

Haey...thats a pretty handy piece of info.

Yeah, I never knew about this.

O-matic