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Help Test the Upload System Upgrade

Now with progress bars and timers!

https://www.wincustomize.com/upload2.aspx
from WinCustomize Forums

Ever since we launched Dream.WinCustomize.com earlier this year, we've been working on improvements to our upload system to handle large file sizes.  In the past, users would just have clicked the submit button, waited and hoped it all worked.  There was no display of upload progress, and for users with exceptionally large files to upload, often the browser would timeout.  Well, we've made some steps to alleviate those problems.  Now, there is an upload script in testing that shows a progress bar indicating how much of the file has been uploaded, the current transfer speed, as well as a time-left and time-elapsed counter.  Improved error messages have also been added to help troubleshoot upload issues.

Net Dev is really close to signing off on the new upload script as "done" and have it be the main method people use to upload content, but before that happens, we need a week or two of heavy testing/usage to make sure we catch and iron out all the kinks.  That's where you come in.

For the next few weeks, when you find yourself looking to upload something to the galleries, please use this link:

https://www.wincustomize.com/upload2.aspx

Also, post any feedback or issues you may encounter with it to the comments section below.

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Reply #51 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Ask and you shall receive; well sort of.  I added the date and time of last update for that page.  Since I am sure not everyone writes down or remembers the last build number, I figured having the date and time may be the next best thing. 

Just in case someone didn't realize, we updated again this morning.

Keep us informed if you have any issues, and we'll be keeping an eye on errors that arise.

Dean

Reply #52 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Great, thanks. And I was able to upload my 33MB dream this afternoon using upload2, and it also showed me the progress of the upload.
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Reply #53 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I just uploaded a screenshot and it worked great. Real fast and the upload progress bar is a nice touch. Thanks for all your hard work to get things working.   
Reply #54 from WinCustomize Forums Top
  I still cannot get this upload to work. I get a script error that Ajax uploader is not an object.
Reply #55 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Frankief,  Is it possible for you to take a screenshot when you get this error?
Reply #56 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Just tried uploading two ObjectDock packs and it worked perfectly
Reply #57 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I will try it again sometime over the weekend and if no sucess, will do the screenshot but how do I include it here?
Frankie
Reply #58 from WinCustomize Forums Top
This upload just won't work with Maxthon. I tried again tonight and got the same script error. I did do a screen shot but don't know how to include it here. After closing Maxthon and openning IE7 the upload was flawless. The script error says, Ajax upload service is null or not an object. I did upload one file using Maxthon and the old upload link.
Reply #59 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I can't upload at all. Old page, new page, IE, FF, XP, Vista, different pcs etc. On all variations the submit button is disabled.

Snowman reports the same problem and everyone else is uploading ok so is this related to moderator logon?

Got stuff to upload

Reply #60 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Frankief:

We currently only officially support FireFox, IE 6, and IE 7.  This is still true even though Maxthon is based on the IE browser engine.  With that being said, I have tried freshly installed Version: 1.5.9 (build 80) of Maxthon before a new build went up this morning and after and both attempts to upload worked.  It is possible that an Add-In or some other piece of software on your system was/is causing the issues.  I say this as some of the information that your browser is sending back to us is not what we would normally see from IE or FF.  We did do some tweaks over the last week that may help, so please give the new build a try, and if it is still failing, I would suggest using one of the browsers that we support on this site.

Fuzzy:

Thanks for letting us know about the problem.  We put up a new build this morning, and hopefully that new build should enable the Submit button.

Thanks for everyone's time and patience,

Dean

 

 

Reply #61 from WinCustomize Forums Top
  Works perfectly now - great job   
Reply #62 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Trying to update description on some skins, progress bar appears and runs, upload complete and processing dialog appears but then it just returns to upload page pre revisions.
Same result in both FF 2.0.0.3 and IE7.
Reply #63 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Ditto:
Trying to update description on some skins, progress bar appears and runs, upload complete and processing dialog appears but then it just returns to upload page pre revisions.
Same result in both FF 2.0.0.3 and IE7.
Reply #64 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Cavan1, Frankief:  Thanks for letting us know, things should be working now.

Dean

Reply #65 from WinCustomize Forums Top
things should be working now.


Yep, working perfectly
Reply #66 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hey Dean, there may be a bug in resetting update date, I have just updated a couple OD backgrounds for the second and third time. Reset update date has been checked but skins are going back under old date. Maybe it is not showing properly as an update for the mods.?
FF 2.0.0.3, have not tried using IE7.

Update; have just updated them again for third and fourth time as they went back under old date. Used IE7 this time to see if reset date not taking is a FF thing. Or the mod feels updating to use new coding for OD 1.9 is not worthy of date reset.
Reply #67 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Cavan1... thanks for the heads up on the reset date bug.  I'm planning to look into that issue tonight, Monday morning the latest.  I hope to have a fix out sometime next week.  I'll post on here when I have it fixed.

Thanks!
~Nickie
Reply #68 from WinCustomize Forums Top
An updated skin went thru fine but the reset date feature didnt work.  
Reply #69 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The Reset Date feature should be back working now.  Thanks for letting us know you were having problems.