CFFILE process

[brettcristofer]

I'm having some difficulty using CFFILE. Basically I have a three step process
that does the following:

Form 1. Fill in form and select image and pdf file for server upload. Files
are uploaded to server so they can be atached to an e-mail using the <cfparam>
tag and then are deleted from server after attached (all in the last step).
Form 2. Preview the form contents as it will appear on web. Either Accept or
Edit form.
Form 3. If Accepted, perform DB operations and file upload/deletion.

I want to do the server upload in the final step but my selected files are not
passing to the 3rd step. I get an error that says "The form field
"Form.pdfPath" did not contain a file. " Not too familiar with <CFFILE>. An
anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? I've included my code.

I get the upload to work if I go directly to cffile="upload" from the first
form but adding another step in the middle seems to lose the file.

Thanks for any help.

Form 1:
<form name="form" method="POST" action="form2.cfm"
enctype="multipart/form-data">
<input type="file" name="pdfPath" size="25" maxlength="100">
<input type="file" name="image" size="25" maxlength="100">
</form

Form 2:
<form name="form" method="POST" action="form3.cfm"
enctype="multipart/form-data">
<cfoutput>
<input type="hidden" name="pdfPath" id="pdfPath" value="#pdfPath#">
<input type="hidden" name="image" id="image" value="#image#">
</cfoutput>
</form>

Form 3:
<!---Mail Activation Request and File Attachments to Site Administrator
<cfif form.pdfPath neq ""><cffile action="upload"
destination="myDirectory"
nameConflict="overwrite"
fileField="Form.pdfPath">
<cfset emailfile =
"myDirectory"&#cffile.ClientFileName#&"."&#cffile. ClientFileExt#></cfif>

<cfif form.image neq ""><cffile action="upload"
destination="myDirectory"
nameConflict="overwrite"
fileField="Form.image">
<cfset imagefile =
"myDirectory"&#cffile.ClientFileName#&"."&#cffile. ClientFileExt#></cfif>
<cfmail type="HTML"
to = "me@email.com"
from = "#getUser.email#"
subject = "#getUser.fname# #getUser.lname# has issued a request to
activate a news release." spoolenable="no">
<cfmailparam name = "Importance" value = "High">
<cfif form.pdfPath neq ""><cfmailparam file="#emailfile#"></cfif>
<cfif form.image neq ""><cfmailparam file = "#imageFile#"></cfif>
</cfmail>
<cffile action="Delete" file="#emailfile#">
<cffile action="Delete" file="#imagefile#">

[AnXiao]

Place the # Signs Around form.PDFFile
like File="#Form.pdfFile#"

[brettcristofer]

I get the following error when I do that:

The form field "C:\CFusionMX7\runtime\servers\coldfusion\SERV ER-INF\temp\wwwroot-tmp\neotmp34978.tmp" did not contain a file.

[AnXiao]

At Least we are getting a file path this time I don't use file uplads too often so I can't remember the specifics
sorry

[brettcristofer]

Thanks for the help.

[GGRam]

I don't think you can skip a step like that. What you should do is have Form 2
save the uploaded file (as the upload actually occurred via step 1). Then if
step 2 results in upload haveing been accepted pass an accepted hidden variable
to Form3. Then Form 3 can perform DB operations, genernate the email and delete
the uploaded file, or merely delete the uploaded file.

[brettcristofer]

That sounds logical. I'll give it a go. Thanks.

[Brian Hogue]

CFfile can be fussy. The upload filename needs to come from the form
variable, where the form has that EncType syntax. I found it easier to ask
for the file on one page (your step 1) and upload the file on the next page
(your step 3). Adding other code between those steps never worked for me.
Doing it this way has always worked for me. If you make it work another way,
please post.

-brian

"brettcristofer" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:d8sdt2$rmq$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> I'm having some difficulty using CFFILE. Basically I have a three step

process

> that does the following:
>
> Form 1. Fill in form and select image and pdf file for server upload.

Files

> are uploaded to server so they can be atached to an e-mail using the

<cfparam>

> tag and then are deleted from server after attached (all in the last

step).

> Form 2. Preview the form contents as it will appear on web. Either Accept

or

> Edit form.
> Form 3. If Accepted, perform DB operations and file upload/deletion.
>
> I want to do the server upload in the final step but my selected files

are not

> passing to the 3rd step. I get an error that says "The form field
> "Form.pdfPath" did not contain a file. " Not too familiar with <CFFILE>.

An

> anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? I've included my code.
>
> I get the upload to work if I go directly to cffile="upload" from the

first

> form but adding another step in the middle seems to lose the file.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Form 1:
> <form name="form" method="POST" action="form2.cfm"
> enctype="multipart/form-data">
> <input type="file" name="pdfPath" size="25" maxlength="100">
> <input type="file" name="image" size="25" maxlength="100">
> </form
>
> Form 2:
> <form name="form" method="POST" action="form3.cfm"
> enctype="multipart/form-data">
> <cfoutput>
> <input type="hidden" name="pdfPath" id="pdfPath" value="#pdfPath#">
> <input type="hidden" name="image" id="image" value="#image#">
> </cfoutput>
> </form>
>
> Form 3:
> <!---Mail Activation Request and File Attachments to Site Administrator
> <cfif form.pdfPath neq ""><cffile action="upload"
> destination="myDirectory"
> nameConflict="overwrite"
> fileField="Form.pdfPath">
> <cfset emailfile =
> "myDirectory"&#cffile.ClientFileName#&"."&#cffile. ClientFileExt#></cfif>
>
> <cfif form.image neq ""><cffile action="upload"
> destination="myDirectory"
> nameConflict="overwrite"
> fileField="Form.image">
> <cfset imagefile =
> "myDirectory"&#cffile.ClientFileName#&"."&#cffile. ClientFileExt#></cfif>
> <cfmail type="HTML"
> to = "me@email.com"
> from = "#getUser.email#"
> subject = "#getUser.fname# #getUser.lname# has issued a request to
> activate a news release." spoolenable="no">
> <cfmailparam name = "Importance" value = "High">
> <cfif form.pdfPath neq ""><cfmailparam file="#emailfile#"></cfif>
> <cfif form.image neq ""><cfmailparam file = "#imageFile#"></cfif>
> </cfmail>
> <cffile action="Delete" file="#emailfile#">
> <cffile action="Delete" file="#imagefile#">
>