Back from an unintentionally long weekend.
I presume the file name is part of the HTTP data sent by the browser
through the web server to ColdFusion. If you output the form file field
you will see a long random character name of the temporary file created
by the web server that is where
Right Ian. I understand that part.
But consider this:
1) User uploads myFile.txt
2) CF puts it into c:\temporary\directory\neo12345.tmp
3) Form field value has c:\temporary\directory\neo12345.tmp
4) code calls cffile action=upload ... /
5) If I did not specify a new file name in the destination
My question, and this is more out of curiosity than anything, is how
does CF remember the original user's file name of myFile.txt
between steps 3 and 4 above. Looking through the various scopes
doesn't seem to reveal it. The form field, as you mentioned is a
random name in a temporary directory.
My question, and this is more out of curiosity than anything, is how
does CF remember the original user's file name of myFile.txt
The original name is transmitted in the HTTP request by the browser.
This is the purpose of the multipart in the ENCTYPE attribute of the form.
One of the parts
Is it possible to get the name of the client's file before doing cffile?
I am testing for file size by doing a cfdirectory and filtering on the
neoX.tmp file name provided in the form field. If the file size is
too large, I would like to tell the user which file (this is a
multiple upload
You could use JS to put the file name in a hidden field before upload.
On 10/5/07, Matt Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is it possible to get the name of the client's file before doing cffile?
I am testing for file size by doing a cfdirectory and filtering on the
neoX.tmp file name
I'm pretty sure the answer is no, but just wanted to double-check.
Thanks,
Yup, the answer is no. Before CF has a chance to do anything, the browser has
read the file from the client's machine, bundled it into the response header,
sent the whole kit-n-caboodle to the web server, the web
On 10/5/07, Ian Skinner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm pretty sure the answer is no, but just wanted to double-check.
Thanks,
Yup, the answer is no. Before CF has a chance to do anything, the browser
has read the file from the client's machine, bundled it into the response
header, sent the
, October 05, 2007 12:00 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Name of uploaded file before cffile
Is it possible to get the name of the client's file before doing cffile?
I am testing for file size by doing a cfdirectory and filtering on the
neoX.tmp file name provided in the form field. If the file size
file before cffile
Is it possible to get the name of the client's file before doing cffile?
I am testing for file size by doing a cfdirectory and filtering on the
neoX.tmp file name provided in the form field. If the file size is
too large, I would like to tell the user which file
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