webCafé Help & Support

<p>Is there a way to upload multiple files at once to <STRONG>web</STRONG><EM>Café</EM>?</p><p><span id="bodyfont" style="font-family:Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><p><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS">Uploading multiple files with one operation can be done if your computer supports either the eRoom plug-in software or the WebDAV protocol (also known as Network Places/Web Folders).  The eRoom plug-in is available only for Windows computers and cannot be used in Wharton's computing labs, only on your personal computer.  Software that provides the WebDAV protocol is available for many operating systems including Linux and Mac OS.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS">Either of these methods can also help when uploading a large file to <strong>web</strong><em>Café</em> using a slow connection.</span></p> <p><em><strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS">1. eRoom plug-in software (Windows)</span></strong></em></p> <p><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS">The </span><a href="http://webcafe.wharton.upenn.edu/guide/plugin.html#multiple"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS">plug-in tutorial page</span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS"> has information about installing and activating the plug-in.  Once you have the plug-in installed and activated, use these steps:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS">Select the files on your computer using Shift-Click, then click Ctrl-C.  To complete the copy/paste, in <strong>web</strong><em>Café</em> press the <strong>paste</strong> button on the toolbar of a folder or attachment area.<br /> </span> <li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS">You can also copy and paste multiple files if they are in the same folder.  On your computer, put the files in a folder (first creating a new folder if necessary), and then drag and drop the folder into <strong>web</strong><em>Café</em> as described above. You will be prompted:<br /> <br /> <img alt="" src="https://supportcenteronline.com/dmfiles/632/658/webCafé%20Library/webCafe%20Guide%20Images/Files%20and%20Folders/Other%20File%20and%20folder%20Issues/connected_site.gif" /><br /> <br /> Press the <strong>No</strong> button. (The "connected set" option is useful only for specific interrelated files such as an HTML file and associated graphics. In that case only, press <strong>Yes</strong>.) </span></li> </ul> <blockquote> <p><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS">After you <strong></strong>make the selection, the plug-in will begin the upload. When it is complete, a folder with the same name as the one you are dragging/dropping will be created in <strong>web</strong><em>Café</em>, containing the uploaded files.</span></p> </blockquote> <p><strong><em><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS">2. WebDAV (many operating systems)</span></em></strong></p> <p><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS">Many computer operating systems and third-party software tools include a way to connect to a <strong>web</strong><em>Café </em>room, folder, or other containers (such as calendar events, Notes or database rows) via the </span><a href="http://www.webdav.org/"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS">WebDAV</span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS"> protocol.  In most cases, connecting via WebDAV provides a window showing just the files and folders in the <strong>web</strong><em>Café </em>room, folder, or container; drag/drop and copy/paste of multiple files and folders can usually be accomplished.</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS">Windows XP includes a built-in WebDAV capability called "Add a network place"; earlier versions of Windows and some Office versions also include this capability.  To see how to make this capability work with your computer, read </span><a href="http://supportcenteronline.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=658&task=knowledge&questionID=197" target="support"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS">this article</span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS">.  (Unfortunately, the equivalent capability in Windows Vista's network and sharing center, "Set up connection...", currently does not work with <strong>web</strong><em>Café.</em>)<br /> <br /> <strong>Note: </strong>For Windows Vista, as well as earlier Windows versions, third-party software called </span><a href="http://www.southrivertech.com/products/webdrive/index.html"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS">WebDrive</span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS"> can make a <strong>web</strong><em>Café </em>room, folder, or container appear as a drive letter in My Computer or Windows Explorer.<br />  <br /> (As with the eRoom plug-in, WebDrive cannot be installed in Wharton's labs, classrooms or group study rooms.)<br /> <br /> </span> <li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS">For Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) and 10.4 (Tiger), the <em>Go > Connect to Server</em> function in Finder can be used to connect to an eRoom via WebDAV.  Just copy and paste the URL of a <strong>web</strong><em>Café </em>room, folder, or container into the dialog box.<br /> <br /> <strong>IMPORTANT NOTE:<em> </em></strong>Please configure your Mac OS X not to place the .DS_Store file on network-connected folders.  Apple explains the configuration here:<br /> </span><a href="http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301711"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS">http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301711</span></a><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS">Panic </span><a href="http://www.panic.com/transmit/"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS">Transmit</span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS"> (version 3.5 or higher) also works with WebDAV.  Older versions of Mac OS may use the </span><a href="http://www.webdav.org/goliath"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS">Goliath</span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS"> software.<br /> <br /> </span> <li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS">The Konqueror (KDE) application or the Nautilus (GNOME) file manager in many Linux distributions can connect to a <strong>web</strong><em>Café </em>room, folder, or container via WebDAV.<br /> <br /> For Konqueror, substitute <strong>webdav://</strong> for <strong>http://</strong> in eRoom URLs.</span> </li> </ul> </span></p><h3>Alternate Questions/Keywords</h3><p>uploading a large file using a slow connection<br>uploading timeout<br>error 500 uploading</p><br><br><br><br><a target='_new' href='http://www.parature.com' style='font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;color:999999;'>Help Desk and Customer Support Software by Parature</a>