User Mode: Uploaded files left stranded

[macmiller]

I have been using coppermine for my own personal photos and recently bridged it to a forum (phpbb) I host and opened it up for user testing.  One problem seems to be this:
The upload process involves two steps.  The first step is the physical upload of the files (using the upload.php script).  The user may upload multiple files at this stage.  Once the files are uploaded, the user presses the continue button to go to the next step, which is to assign those pictures which were successfully uploaded to a album.

The problem comes in if something happens between the two steps, the pictures are left stranded, correct?  Is there a reason why the first script couldn't be modified to assign the uploaded pictures to an album as they get uploaded?  (The problem is in the initial testing the users are getting quite a few pictures uploaded that they can't ever access to add to the album).

Appreciate any help...