File browser on Web enabled forms.

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by Rich >> Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:37:42 GMT

Hi,

We currently have an extensive 'reports archive' where our customers use an FTP connection to view any reports that they have run on our systems. In typical FTP style, this allows them to navigate around their own user directory and open up and of the files they would like to view (read-only).

We would like to wrap this usage into our Jade web service, by allowing them the same access to the same files but in a HTTPS protocol rather than FTP. Basically, we want a screen that somehow duplicates this ability.

I have mainly looked at using a ListBox as i am aware of its very useful heirarchy abilities and the fact you can set icon pictures etc, however i have found that this functionality does not work on Web-enabled forms.

Does anybody have any suggestions, or indeed solutions, to this problem? Ideally, we would like the final page to work in as similar way to an FTP page as possible to ensure customers are not too confused by the new approach. The solution will need to allow other controls on the page.

Thanks in advance.

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by Rich >> Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:40:23 GMT

As an extension to my opening post...


The service is controlled by a login system. The starting directory will be determined by the login information of the system and so the solution must be able to cater for different directories to start from. It is vital that no user can navigate back from their home directory.

Thanks.