[#MDL-12810] Upload multiple Files (Bulk upload)

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Key:	MDL-12810
Type:	Improvement
Status:	Open
Priority:	Trivial
Assignee:	Martin Dougiamas
Reporter:	Helmut Geppl
Votes:	5
Watchers:	5

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Upload multiple Files (Bulk upload)

Created: 03/Jan/08 10:43 PM Updated: 20/Mar/09 07:21 PM

Component/s:

Course

Affects Version/s:

1.9, 2.0

Fix Version/s:

None

File Attachments:

flashupload.diff (100 kB)
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flashupload.zip (52 kB)
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moodle-flashupload-2.0.0.zip (42 kB)
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moodle-flashupload-2.2.0.zip (37 kB)

URL:	http://www.bildungstechnologie.net/Members/hg/moodle-flashupload/moodle-flashupload.swf/flash_view?width=800&height=600
Participants:	Anthony Borrow, Helmut Geppl, John White and Martin Dougiamas
Security Level:	None
Affected Branches:	MOODLE_19_STABLE, MOODLE_20_STABLE

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I' m not sure if this is the right place to post my suggestion, but i'll give it a try.
Moodle lacks a funtion to upload multiple files inside the webbrowser (i know webdav provides this functionality..).
So i tried to integrate swfupload (from www.swfupload.org) into the file-upload-site of moodle and
managed to make it work. Perhaps it's possible to take the code and integrate it in future versions of moodle.
You can find a short description of "moodle flashupload" here:

http://www.bildungstechnologie.net/search?SearchableText=&Title=&Subject%3Alist=Flashupload&sort_on=Date&sort_order=reverse

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Anthony Borrow added a comment - 22/Dec/08 01:12 AM

I'm not sure what the plans are for 2.0. I do not remember reading anything about allowing multiple file uploads. I'm not sure if the patch attached with this issue is the solution but I would support it as a feature request/improvement. Peace - Anthony

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Anthony Borrow added a comment - 22/Dec/08 01:15 AM

Helmut - If swfupload.org code for multiple file upload is not incorporated into Moodle core, it could certainly enjoy a happy life in CONTRIB. Let's wait to hear what the other developers think about the idea and go from there. Peace - Anthony

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Anthony Borrow added a comment - 22/Dec/08 01:30 AM

I'm attaching a patch file including the swf file as a binary for 19STABLE. The modification to index.php is trivial but this allows folks to simply apply the patch and go. Peace - Anthony

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Anthony Borrow added a comment - 22/Dec/08 01:41 AM

Helmut - Here is how I would package the zip file. This makes the zip file such that the user can just extract it to their Moodle site (code root). It will overwrite the index.php so it assumes the latest version of Moodle 1.9 and requires more effort to keep the file updated as it gets modified in the tree but I think it really simplifies things for those wanting to try it out. Peace - Anthony

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Anthony Borrow added a comment - 22/Dec/08 01:42 AM

I'm sure there are multiple forum discussions on this; however, this is the one that got me looking at this issue:

http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=112867

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John White added a comment - 20/Mar/09 07:21 PM

I've always thought that it is a bit archaic that you cannot simply select multiple files from one directory (using shift or ctrl/cmd), or select indeed a directory, so as to upload content swiftly.
I have certainly had content providers irate over this issue! But in the discussion Anthony refers to the expression 'showstopper to adoption' rather nails it!

Regards,
John

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