Uploading files to server

[Benbunny]

Hello all, can anyone help me to solve a uploading problem. I would like to ask user to insert the gif or jpg file from the browser. After that the file will upload into the defaulted directory of Linux server.

Coding:
<cffile action=&quot;upload&quot;
filefield=&quot;uploadfile&quot;
destination=&quot;//home&quot;
nameconflict=&quot;Error&quot;>


Error message:
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Error processing CFFILE

The directory specified in the DESTINATION attribute of the CFFILE tag (//home/) is not valid. The directory either does not exist or is not accessible by the ColdFusion service.

The error occurred while processing an element with a general identifier of (CFFILE), occupying document position (8:1) to (11:22).
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Actually, I have tried different path name. But it still not work.
Thanks all of your kindly help!

 

[kristof]

Hi benbunny,

For an upload to work, you must use the full path.
You can obtain that path by using the following:

<cfset uploaddir = GetDirectoryFromPath(ExpandPath(&quot;../home/&quot;))>

(guess you have to play a bit with this, to get it to your liking )

Then you use the following:

<cffile action=&quot;upload&quot;
 filefield=&quot;uploadfile&quot;
 destination=&quot;#uploaddir#&quot;
 nameconflict=&quot;Error&quot;>

Hope this solves your problem?

(I don't know CF on Unix, but I guess this works in the same way)

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