Can not upload application files in Safari2+

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I am trying to perform a web based upload... I can send data files of any size, but I can not upload application files at all. It is as if it submits the form without sending the file that I select in the file box.

Is there a security setting that I am missing or something?
 
If you're talking about an application with the .app extension, then it's really not a file at all -- it's a folder that appears like a file in the Finder.

So, in essence, if you're trying to upload a .app extension "file," then you're really trying to upload a folder, which doesn't work with web-based upload forms.

One solution would be to compress the .app file as a .zip or a .sit, then upload that.
 
You can create a .zip archive af any file or folder by right-clicking (ctrl+click) the object and selecting "Create Archive of ____"
 
That does make sense... but...

This problem seems to be specific to Safari browser 2.0 and 2.0.3, as the Calculator and Chess files are uploaded successfully on Safari 1.2.3

This also occurs with .exe files (80 mb self extracting archives in this case).
 
If you are against uploading .zip files, you could see if Firefox would upload your files successfully.

There's no telling what changed between Safari 1.2.3 and 2.0, suffice to say that there are still plenty of bugs for Apple to work out. I'd recommend sending them a bug report.
 
That is probably a good idea -- I will get that started.

It's not so much that I am against zipping files, its more a curiosity as to why this happens, and weather or not I can fix it with a setting I am missing.

I will try firefox too... to further isolate these Safari browser versions as having unusual results.
 
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