Select a File from a Directory on Server?

I need to allow a way for user to select a file from a specific directory on server.
The directory will have various files that the user will be uploading by FTP.

I came across this article by Ben Forta
http://www.forta.com/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=A61BC791-3048-80A9-EF8258B97C3454CA

Is this still most appropriate way to do this?  I am on a shared server hosting environment that is running Coldfusion 8.

Thanks in advance,