This is what I’m looking for, if it doesn’t exist it should!
I currently have an online photo album on my web server. My buddy wrote a slick ASP page that allows me to drop pictures (and creat sub folders) on a file share on my network, and the ASP generates a HTML page showing the folder layout and a link to each picture.
What I would like is a better ASP that would automatically create a thumbnail and display it beside a link to the fullsize picture.
Does this exist?
And **YES I KNOW ** there are software programs that can do this, however I want this to be 100% dynamic. I don’t want to have to “regenerate” my album every time I add a picture. The ASP should be able to do it automatically.
Thanks…
MtM
To manipulate files via HTTP you’ll need something installed on the server - a server object - like ASPJpeg
Then someone would have to write - or you’d have to buy - an ASP program that uses this object.
Main problem here is getting your Web host to install it on their server. You may want to ask if they already have it. If it’s a huge Web host they might already have it but don’t hold your breath waiting for them to install it. If it’s a small Web host they might be happy for you to buy it for them 
The main thing my company uses ASPJpeg for is simple resizing. Our clients can upload a single sized file into our ASP app, and ASPJpeg will physically resample the pic on display to our desired size. Very handy for thumbnails. Otherwise, if you let the browser resize using HTML your pic looks all crappy and pixelated.
Anyway, image resizing isn’t a function of ASP. You need an object to do that, which ya gotta buy.
Thanks ZipperJJ, I’m actually am hosting my website on my own webserver in my house. So I can install ASPjpeg myself.
I’m just really looking for the ASP that will do what I want.
MtM
Why do it with ASP? That just puts a load on the web server - unnecessary for something that can be done as a batch job. Get a command-line utility that can create thumbnails for you, and just have it run against the directory on a periodic basis. Or just process them yourself. It’s only one extra step after copying the files to your directory. In fact, you could write a simple little batch command that, when run, looks at each file in your picture directory, checks to see if a thumbnail file exists, and if not, runs a command-line utility to generate the thumbnail.
I use Jalbum (www.jalbum.net) yeah, it’s not asp dynamic, but it DOES just update and upload changes rather than the whole thing…and it frikkin rocks:
http://www.millertwinracing.com/dni/lostpics/
http://www.millertwinracing.com/coolers/Images/
and
http://www.millertwinracing.com/hauntiholik/
Are all made with Jalbum and different included templates.
Oh, and it’s Java and I’ve used it on Mac and PC and it works PERFECTLY Identically on either platform.