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I need to allow users to upload a folder of files, and recursively upload sub-folders etc. This is not possible with normal HTML forms as far as I can tell. I could have the users put the folder and everything in it into a ZIP file and upload that, but this extra step might chase off potential users as it is not simple and easy. I could also write a small program that handles this, allowing them to pick the folder and upload it to my server. But a lot of people wouldn't want to install a program just to use a website (I would have doubts myself). I'm not sure if Flash or a Java applet can do such a thing (do either of these allow access to the local disk? I'm not sure if Flash has decent file handling either, I haven't played with it), but even so I imagine there are plenty of people who do not have Flash installed, and even fewer with Java. Does anyone have any great ideas that I am maybe missing? I would like a simple (from the user / usability perspective) solution so as to get the largest audience possible. I would be eternally grateful :)
