CFFile Attribute validation error

[firepwr]

I've got a web application that uploads a small photo to a "temp" directory one level below the final directory where the photo files will reside (CF MX version 6,1,0,63958). After uploading the file (which IS successful---the file is uploaded to the temp directory), my intention is to validate it and then move the file to final directory. When I try to move the file, however, I get the infamous [tt]Attribute validation error for tag CFFILE[/tt] error. I've tried to fix the areas that have been mentioned in the numerous other posts regarding this error (e.g. dots in the path, file permissions, setting the path to a variable first, etc....) but so far with no luck.

Here's the code snippet that bombs (note that the file DOES exist at the source):

<cfset pic="c:\websites\lifeline\comments\pictures\temp\#Session.Pic_File#">

<!-- This is for troubleshooting -->
<cfoutput>pic is: #pic#</cfoutput><br><br>

<cffile action = "move"
  	source = "#pic#"
  	destination = "c:\websites\lifeline\comments\pictures\">

This gives me the following error:

What really gets me though is that if I hard code the path for the source in a separate test file (below), IT WORKS JUST FINE (the file is moved successfully)!

<cffile action = "move"
  	source = "c:\websites\lifeline\comments\pictures\temp\Paul_Head.jpg"
  	destination = "c:\websites\lifeline\comments\pictures\">

Does anyone have any ideas that might help???

Paul.

 

[Wullie]

Have you tried appending the file name to the destination to see if that makes a difference?

<cfset pic="c:\websites\lifeline\comments\pictures\temp\#Session.Pic_File#">

<!-- This is for troubleshooting -->
<cfoutput>pic is: #pic#</cfoutput><br><br>

<cffile action = "move"
      source = "#pic#"
      destination = "c:\websites\lifeline\comments\pictures\#Session.Pic_File#">

Hope this helps

Wullie

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[firepwr]

I just tried it but unfortunately no change....

 

[firepwr]

I don't know if this is relevant or not but the following is from the application log when the error occurs:

[tt]"Error","jrpp-8","05/23/06","07:57:32","AddPic","Attribute validation error for tag CFFILE.The value of the attribute source, which is currently ""c:\websites\lifeline\comments\pictures\temp\[highlight]<cfoutput>[/highlight]Paul_Head.jpg[highlight]</cfoutput>[/highlight]"", is invalid. The specific sequence of files included or processed is: C:\Websites\Lifeline\comments\add_comment2.cfm "[/tt]

I noticed that it added cfoutput tags around the actual file names which I thought looked a little odd.... Is this normal or could it have something to do with the problem? Any thoughts?

 

[ecobb]

You wouldn't happen to have this anywhere would you?

<cfset Session.Pic_File = "<cfoutput>#YourVariableName#</cfoutput>">

If so, remove the quotes and cfoutput tags.

<cfset Session.Pic_File = YourVariableName>

Hope This Helps!

ECAR
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[firepwr]

No, that's what's really weird about seeing it in the log.... All I do is this line:

<cfset pic="c:\websites\lifeline\comments\pictures\temp\#Session.Pic_File#">

This is a really frustrating error...I sure hope someone can help!

 

[firepwr]

Well I FINALLY figured out what the issue was. On a PREVIOUS page (where I defined the value Session.Pic_File I had inadvertently put <cfoutput> tags in the <cfset> tag. This was VERY difficult to see after-the-fact since everytime I "tested" the value of the variable by outputting it to the screen the <cfoutput> tags of course did not show up. When the <cffile> tag looked at the variable, however, it saw the <cfoutput> tags in the path and consequently bombed.... Grrrrrrrrrrr!

Thanks for everyone who looked at this whether or not you had a response!

Paul.