> > Why do you need to do this before you process it with CFFILE? Because once its uploaded the server hacks off the last (.)
For example: original file: somefile.mack.txt renamed file on server: somefile.mack > > I would like to retrieve the original path of the file upload for > the purposes of grabbing the initial file name and then checking to > see how many full > > stops (.) are in the original file. > > > > I need this to happen before I process it via <CFFILE>. Right now > the form data posts back in a <cfdump var=#form. > b_original_form_filefield#> > > as: > > > > C:\JRun4\servers\cfusion25\SERVER-INF\temp\cfusion. > war-tmp\neotmp4910092545170934955.tmp > > > > which is sort of useless for my needs. > > > > Is there a workaround? > > Why do you need to do this before you process it with CFFILE? All > that > happens when you use CFFILE ACTION="UPLOAD" is that CF writes the > file > to a specified location on the filesystem. The file has already been > received by the web server, and stored in a temporary file location. > So, write the file to the filesystem in one place, then move it > somewhere else with a subsequent CFFILE if you really want to. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > http://training.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on > GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:342812 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
