function upload() {
	$client_id = $this->Sql->getClientUserClientId($user_id);
	$uploadify = <<<JS
<script type=\"text/javascript\">
$(document).ready(function() { // wait for document to load  
	$('#claimfile').fileUpload({
		'uploader'     : '/js/uploader.swf',
		'script'       : '/uploadify/upload.php',
		'scriptData'	: {'client_id':'
JS;
		$uploadify.= $client_id;
		$uploadify.= <<<JS2
'},

		'scriptAccess' : 'sameDomain',
		'multi'        : true,
		'fileDataName' : 'claimfile',
		'cancelImg'    : '/images/icon-delete.gif',
		'auto'         : true,
		'folder'       : '/files',
		'fileExt'      : '*.txt;*.rtf;*.doc;*.docx;*.pdf;*.mp3;*.wav;*.aif;*.wp5;*.wpd;*.jpg;*.png;*.zip',
		'fileDesc'     : 'Select files of type .txt, .rtf, .doc, .pdf, .mp3, .wav, .aif, or .zip',
		'sizeLimit'    : '3072000',
		'simUploadLimit': '8',
		'onError'		: function (a, b, c, d) {
			if (d.status == 404)
				alert('Could not find upload script. Use a path relative to: '+'<?= getcwd() ?>');
			else if (d.type === \"HTTP\")
				alert('error '+d.type+\": \"+d.status);
			else if (d.type ===\"File Size\")
				alert(c.name+' '+d.type+' Limit: '+Math.round(d.sizeLimit/1024)+'KB');
			else
				alert('error '+d.type+\": \"+d.text);
			},
		'onComplete'	: function (event, queueID, fileObj, response, data) { 
			$.post(\"/dashboard/uploadify\", { 'filearray' : response });
			},
		'onAllComplete': function(event, data) {
			alert(\"Uploading Complete!\\nTotal uploaded: \"+data.filesUploaded+\"\\nTotal errors: \"+data.errors+\"\\nClose this box to refresh the page and see your uploaded files.\");
			$.post(\"/dashboard/uploadify_notify\", { 'client_id':'
JS2;
			$uploadify.= $client_id;
			$uploadify.= <<<JS3
','notify_type':'uploaded' });
			window.location.href=\"/dashboard\";
			}
	});
	
	$(\"tr:odd\").addClass(\"odd\");
});
</script>
JS3;
	$x['scripts'][] = $uploadify;
	$this->load->view('uploads_v');
}

function uploadify() {
	$file_array = array();
	$farray = $_POST['filearray']; // the json array from /uploadify/upload.php
	$farray = str_replace('{','',$farray); // get rid of curly brackets
	$farray = str_replace('}','',$farray);
	$farray = trim($farray); // get rid of any extra white space
	$fparts = explode(\", \",$farray); // turn it back into a PHP array
	foreach ($fparts as $fp) {
		$key = strtok($fp, \": \");
		$key = str_replace(\"'\",'',$key);
		$val = strtok(\": \");
		$val = str_replace(\"'\",'',$val);
		$file_array[$key] = $val;
	}
	$this->Sql->insertFile($file_array); // save it to the db
}

function uploadify_notify() {
	$client_id = $_POST['client_id']; // get the client ID from the Jquery script above
	$notify_type = $_POST['notify_type']; // there are various notification types - only relevant to my purposes but included for what it's worth
	$this->send_notification($client_id,$notify_type); // sends the notification thru CI's Email class in another function.
}