Request: Add local file to download section

[shinji]

I don't mean to upload from your computer.  I mean to upload a file to the server in advance then go to the download manager and add it to a category.  Uploading it to a certain folder can be a requirement.

This type of functionality was implented in Coppermine and they required the files in a certain folder (or subfolders from in that area).  It was a batch add so all you had to do was select the files (or folders) that you wanted to add and then follow through filling in the required fields.  I don't think this should be too hard to to.  I tried to use a http url as the file to upload but it didn't work (ended up with a 0 byte file) but gave me an idea.

This should be an administrator only option.

[bloc]

Good idea, shinji. I can already see this being useful, especially when adding large files or many files.

[shinji]

Exactly.  I connect using a modem.  The script will timeout before i can even get a 1MB file up using a script upload.  I actually have to ftp upload and then batch add.

[ThunderBolt]

Question about this which is sort of relavant.

Is there a way to allow approved members (not admins) to upload files.  I only see where admins are the only ones allowed to upload a file?

  Example:

I have 88 users.  Out of the 88 users 30 of them are full time members.  I would like these full time members to have the ability to upload their match game demos so that the other members (ONLY) can view them for tactical purposes. The have a download section that can have permissions so that all 30 members have access to just that area of the moduels. Can this be accomplished?

Thunder

[bloc]

Yes, this is exactly what its use are for. Assign a membergroup for them, put them in it, and check the permission"can upload" in "admin / permsissions" for that group.

Then , if you want the uploads approved at once, check "settings" in "manage downlaods" section and find: "All uploads must be approved?". Set that to "no". 

If you set it to yes, all uploads must be approved by someone with "manage downloads" permission.

[ThunderBolt]

Ahh...  I already had them in their own usergroup.   I just didn't go into the permissions for that member group.  As usual, you all rock.  I'm set.  I do have another issue about the header data showing userdata AND in TP there's another user section too.  I think that I have that figured out but I keep getting parsing errors.  I'll get more specific in another thread if I can't get it figured out.

Thanks all,

Thunder
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