User Guide

320 Chapter 17 Managing Files on the Server

The user can enter a file path or browse the system and pick a file to send.

To create an action page to upload the file:

1 Create a new file in ColdFusion Studio.

2 Modify the file so that it appears as follows:

<html>

<head>

<title>Upload File</title>

</head>

<body>

<h2>Upload File</h2>

<cffile action="upload"

destination="c:\temp"

nameConflict="overwrite"

fileField="Form.FiletoUpload">

You uploaded the file #cffile.ClientFileName#.#cffile.ClientFileExt#

successfully to

#cffile.ServerDirectory#\#cffile.ServerFileName#.#cffile.

ServerFileExt#.

</cfoutput>

</body>

</html>

3 Change the following line to point to an appropriate location on your server:

destination="c:\temp"

4 Save the file as uploadfileaction.cfm in myapps under the Web root directory.

5View

uploadfileform.cfm in your browser, enter values and submit the form.

The file you specified is uploaded.