uploading pics

[JoeS]

Hi,

I must have some setting or something wrong, or maybe it's firefox, but when I click the attach button below to upload pics, it acts like a dead link....nothing happens. I'm running win98 with a cable connection. Any suggestions?

thanks,

joe

[JoeS]

Well, I've updated Flash Player and read what I could find about uploading and even replied to my own post in the hope some other options might be available but no go. I clicked on the Try Switching To Our Basic Uploader link but it just leads me to my manage attachments area of my options with nothing I could find to get pics to it. The thing that gets me is I've been able to upload in other posts and I can't figure out if it's me or not. Anyone else have this problem? I hope I'm not missing something simple.

joe

[CitizenKate]

Joe, try checking for Java updates.

Kate

[JoeS]

Hi Kate,

I updated Java, restarted and dumped my temp files....still no go, but I did get a green "loading" box at the top of the page that never finished. Reloaded the page....no go. I went back to the Java site and tested my download and went thru their checklist to make sure everything is enabled and I seem to be good. I also thought Adblock Plus in Firefox might be doing something so I disabled it....no go....reloaded the page and still nothing. I wouldn't think it would have anything to do with my firewall but I'm open to any suggestions now. Any other ideas?

thanks,

joe

[dickf]

Hi Kate,

I updated Java, restarted and dumped my temp files....still no go, but I did get a green "loading" box at the top of the page that never finished. Reloaded the page....no go. I went back to the Java site and tested my download and went thru their checklist to make sure everything is enabled and I seem to be good. I also thought Adblock Plus in Firefox might be doing something so I disabled it....no go....reloaded the page and still nothing. I wouldn't think it would have anything to do with my firewall but I'm open to any suggestions now. Any other ideas?

thanks,

joe

Hi Joe. Java, Flash, AdBlock, etc have nothing to do with the file uploader. So let's get you squared away...

See the Browse... button? Click that button to go and look for the file you'd like to attach. Select it, and you should be left back at this same screen, but with the file's path in the text box. Then click the Attach This File button. Once the file gets sent to lw.net and uploaded, you can then insert it into your posts by clicking 'Add to Post'

If this workflow doesn't work for you, let us know what happens instead.

Edited October 14, 2009 by dickf

[JoeS]

Hey dickf,

Nope, no browse button....under the box I'm typing in now, on the lower left there is a grey bar with the word attachments in it, just like the pic you posted....just below that there's a black bar/button with Click To Attach Files in it, also just like your pic, but without the browse box in between the two....when I click it nothing happens and it acts like a dead link or type that has no link. I hope I didn't fall into a black hole....

joe

[dickf]

That is odd. Can you go here: http://project107.net/public/test.htm and see if you see the file input?

I also noticed that you said you were running Win98, which made me laugh out loud. You should really consider updating to XP, for safety's sake.

[CitizenKate]

Also, what version of FireFox are you using, Joe?

Kate

[Johanna]

Joe, have you tried using Internet Explorer? I had a friend test the uploading on a win 98 in IE and it went fine. I don't know enough about Firefox to be much help there.

Johanna

[CitizenKate]

Also, Joe, could you try temporarily switching to the "Lo-Fi" theme and let us know if you still see the problem? If that "fixes" it, then there may be a problem with the regular theme that could be producing this effect with some browsers.

Kate