csv path problem with server / and \

[Uwe S.]

I have a general server question:

In my csv file are picture paths like c:\picture\info.jpg
when I upload the csv file to my server the path should be: http://www.domain.de/picture/info.jpg

If I copy the complete folder to the server I have the problem with slash and backslash in my csv file and there is no domain like http://www....

How can I solve this Problem! Is there a possibility to create a serverfolder with the right path like http://www....
so that I can link from my local system to this path and at the end the server finds the pictures and the local system to?

[blanius]

Do a serach and replace, remove the c: and replace \ with / via script look at the string functions

[w.brants]

Unfortunately flash doesn't have an easy replace function.
In this case the easiest way may be to use a temporary array.
Assuming the filename is in a variable named filename you can do it like this

tmpArray = filename.split(String.fromCharCode(0x5c));
tmpArray[0] = 'http://www.domain.de';
filename = tmpArray.join(String.fromCharCode(0x2f));

The first line splits the string in an array using \ as a delimiter.
The second line replaces the first item c: with your domain.
The third line combines it to a string again but this time with / as a delimiter.

If you don't want the domain name in it you can use
tmpArray.shift();
as the second line to remove the first array item.

[blanius]

Neat trick Wilbert...

[Uwe S.]

Happy Easter Wilbert and Bret...
thanks for your postings...

I will test it after Easter...
Great Help

[Uwe S.]

Some difficult questions to Wilberts "great" csv solution:

Is there a possibility to show more than one entry at the same time? (like a table with images of the csv)? At this time the listbox has hundreds of entries and the user must click on each entry to get information: To Find out where the right information is, is not easy! That means a lot of clicks...I already sorted all entries and made more csv files, but it is not realy user friendly.
Now, I changed the csv File with some Category Fields:
1. main category
2. Category 2
That means, each entry of the csv File has now a special Category Field 1 and a Category-Field 2

My questions:

If I have for example 2 Listboxes to choose:
1. (Listbox 1) Main-Category and 2. (Listbox 2) this Second Category

Is there a possibility to filter now all the csv entries with Listbox 1 and Listbox 2 (Filter Text) and show the result in a table like an overview with pictures?

[w.brants]

The easiest way to show more then one entry at the same time might be to use a html text with links and images in it.

Filtering could be done using a loop to go through the array and use a comparisson function to select only the items you want.

[Uwe S.]

Thanks Wilbert,

... I think your Advice to loop is the way...
I will learn it.. 2 years later...

I don't know if this is possible with KM:
1. create a textfield e.g. (searchtxt) with all keywords like..Nr, Infos..of the csv... this searchtxt.visible = false
2.
Then...a button which shows the searchfield e.g.
searchtxt= InputBox("my Searchtext ")
3.
Then
listbox1= my Searchtext

...it is difficult to explain in english I hope you understand what I mean