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i69alot
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July 23, 2012
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How To Access Uploaded File Data Prior To CFFILE

  • July 23, 2012
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Hi:

Can anyone say why #GetHttpRequestData().content# is empty when I upload files using the conventional input type="file" and form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" HTML?

My goal is to inspect the binary data before using cffile action="upload". Is there a way to do this through CF or perhaps Java? Thanks.

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BKBK
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BKBKCommunity Expert
Community Expert
July 29, 2012

Supposing the form field is <input type="file" name="myUpload">, then you could simply intercept the uploaded binary like this:

<!--- We are in the upload form's action page --->

<cffile action="read" file="#form.myUpload#" variable="binaryData">

<!--- Dump the binary data --->

<cfdump var="#binaryData#">

<cffile action = "upload"

    fileField = "myUpload"

    destination = ... etc.>

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Dan_Bracuk
Inspiring
July 24, 2012

You can write an active x control to do it, but dollars to donuts you'll be foiled by the user's browser.

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