[Gmod-help] Re: [Gmod-gbrowse] upload file utility from a plugin

[Sean O'Keeffe]

Sheldon McKay wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> Sorry to be vague here but it has been a few years.  I seem to recall
> running into a problem like when writing the ImportFeatures plugin.
> If memory serves, it had to do with using CGI::start_multipart_form
> instead of CGI::start_form.  I think the form-within-a-form approach
> should fix this, otherwise, it might be necessary to make sure gbrowse
> is using start_multipart_form in the context of annotator plugins.
>
> Sheldon
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 5:37 PM, Dave Clements, GMOD Help Desk
> <gmodhelp at googlemail.com> wrote:
>   
>> Hi Sean,
>>
>> Scott Cain and I also discussed this today.  We think that Sarah's
>> form-within-a-form approach might work in an annotator plugin as well.
>>  Do you mind trying it?
>>
>> Neither of us know why the file parameter shows up, but not it's
>> value.  I looked around the GBrowse code and could not find any
>> security code that would strip this out before passing it to the
>> plugin.  Unfortunately, as I am not terribly familiar with the code, I
>> may be looking in the wrong place.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dave C.
>> GMOD Help Desk
>>
>>     
>>> Hi Dave,
>>> It seems that the filename isn't being passed to the script.
>>> When I do :
>>>
>>>  foreach my $param ( $self->config_param() ) {
>>> print STDERR "|$param| => |$config->{$param}|\n";
>>>
>>> I get :
>>>
>>> |file| => ||
>>>
>>> Re: Sarah's post - My issue is that I think this is an annotator plugin
>>> issue as opposed to a dumper one (I stand to be corrected on that).
>>>
>>> Sean.
>>>       
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ok will give it a bash.
cheers.