Allow users to submit graphics

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July 2, 2006
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Hi - I need users to submit graphics and need the ability to analyze and possibly resize once the graphic arrives. I've seen two very nice 3rd party functions for this, however, I wonder if ColdFusion itself has functions to handle this. The third-party software has far more functionality than I require. I'll buy one if it has a special formula, but if this is available in CF itself, I'd rather roll my own. Please advise!

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Nick Way

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hi Karen (or anyone else reading this)

one consideration when looking at this sort of thing - is does your host already have a favoured CFX_image type tage installed - if so it might be worth asking them as

a) they might already know it like the back of their hands and can give you a "snippet" of code to help you get started

b) if you learn all about another CFX tag that your host doesnt (or wont) have installed - you're back to square 1

PS it's a shame CF doesnt handle image manipulation without the need to go to third parties for custom tags etc

Karen_LittleAuthor

Inspiring

All your points are good. I checked with my host who said the tags would be OK, but as you said, you do need to check!

I selected Rizal Firmansyah because he responded a few times by email. My feeling is that if there is a problem, his firm will take care of it, or will issue a refund. I'm not going to be able to try it until I finish other tasks, however. I'm moving forward on an inch-by-inch basis.

Let me tell you, the application that got away was most excellent and I am still heartbroken about it.

And YES, it is strange that Adobe let minor image manipulation slip through its ColdFusion fingers.

A word about Flash. In my opinion, many sites are overusing it. It is like the presentation is more important than the content and that programmers are really into pigeonholing things. I click the big red X instead of scroll scroll scroll or click click click. Also, slow load times are really annoying.

U-know, there is a time to see animation and a time to see static information. Arrrrggggg. Rant.

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rizalfir

Participating Frequently

Karen,
CF doesn't have this built-in functionallity to resize image.
However, Java, the underlying engine behind CFMX does.
So, the best way is to learn some CF-Java integration to do the job.

My custom tag, cf_image_resize, also uses Java functions built-in CFMX.
http://www.masrizal.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=idea.download_detail&ProductID=cf_image_resize

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UpstateWeb

Inspiring

I looked for a Cold Fusion tag to help with image resizing for over 7 years and finally found one that works, CFX_ImageCR. It offers crystal clear resized images, is easy to install, and has a lot of functionality. You can find out more about it at http://efflare.com/

I used cf_image for years but was very frustrated with the poor image quality. CFX_ImageCR is incredible. I have tried several other evaluations over the years and nothing compares to CFX_ImageCR. After searching in these forums so much for an answer myself, I felt obligated to come back and provide an answer and hope it helps!

David G. Moore Jr.
UpstateWeb
http://www.upstatewewb.com

Karen_LittleAuthor

Inspiring

Hi David - I will definitely test that solution.

Before receiving your message, I purchased some solutions from www.masrizal.com. These included a multiple file upload tag, a graphic "secure code" tag, and a picture resizing tag. When I contacted Rizal (principal in the site), I requested a tag for rotating the download, which he supplied as part of the package I bought.

www.masrizal.com

The price was very reasonable for a single developer and within the price range of the products you mentioned. I'll start working with it in ten days, at which time I'll also test your suggestion.

Note that I was on the cusp of buying a really cool download application that did everything I wanted - from the time I was first introduced to it by searching the download section of Adobe to when I was ready to fork over cash was two weeks. On the morning I was going to commit, I told a friend to look over it. She reported back that the site was gone! When I checked, sure 'nuff, nothing was there. I contacted the hosting company that pulled the site because its registration had lapsed and they wouldn't reveal the names of the owners. I was heartbroken!

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Newsgroup_User

Inspiring

Hi Karen -
I replied to you in the Google groups, but for some reason I do not see it
appearing in my newsreader.
My apologies if you end up seeing both.

"Karen_Little" <karen@littleviews.com> wrote in message
news:e88gbf$36f$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> Hi - I need users to submit graphics and need the ability to analyze and
> possibly resize once the graphic arrives. I've seen two very nice 3rd
> party
> functions for this, however, I wonder if ColdFusion itself has functions
> to
> handle this. The third-party software has far more functionality than I
> require. I'll buy one if it has a special formula, but if this is
> available in
> CF itself, I'd rather roll my own. Please advise!
>

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