# Local File Upload Options?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/local-file-upload-options/17331
**Category:** programming
**Created:** [April 3, 2003, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/local-file-upload-options/17331 "2003-04-03T22:32:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@abzoid](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/abzoid)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2003, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/local-file-upload-options/17331/1 "2003-04-03T22:32:56Z")
Lemme see if I can explain what I’m trying to do.
Rev & I are working on a Flash app that runs locally from a CD using the Flash projector.
At various points we need to allow the user the option to “upload” his own image (probably from a floppy).
What the client wants is the same type of browse file form that you’d see on a web page, only instead of uploading to a remote server the image would be saved to the assigned folder on the local drive.
I can do this locally by opening a browser, using the standard upload file form, and an ASP script to process the upload, **IF** the local machine is running MS Personal Web Server.
What I’m looking for is a more elegant solution that more seamlessly integrates into the Flash app.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
abzoid
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/local-file-upload-options/17331/2 "2003-04-03T23:04:40Z")
Ohh boy… Don’t we all wish we could do that… _lmao_…
In all seriourness, you might be able to link to a batch file found on the cd that will allow you to copy and place stuff in a local presentation folder… But other than that I have no clue how to help you.
playamarz :player:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2003, 4:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/local-file-upload-options/17331/3 "2003-04-04T04:41:12Z")
The batch file idea is a step in the right direction. If it just had a way to allow the user to “browse” the local file system for thier image.
I guess what I really need is a simple stand alone app made just for this purpose. Ya know any Visual Basic programmers that work for peanuts? 😛
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2003, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/local-file-upload-options/17331/4 "2003-04-04T05:49:03Z")
I know a guy, but he is in Baja California… no phone for miles…
Rev 
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2003, 6:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/local-file-upload-options/17331/5 "2003-04-05T06:19:50Z")
Did you check out SWF Studio, I know it mostly doesn’t come “for peanuts”, and not sure if what you want is possible, feature list was too long to read all of it, but I think so…
[http://www.northcode.com/products/swfstudio/index.html](http://www.northcode.com/products/swfstudio/index.html)
or maybe [http://www.screenweavermx.com/](http://www.screenweavermx.com/)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2003, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/local-file-upload-options/17331/6 "2003-04-12T23:27:27Z")
Eyezberg maybe have a clue to this, but from what I’m sure, is that it’s impossible to do with Macromedia’s Flash MX IDE. Sorry.