Another CFIMAGE Bug?

[BJ_-_CF]

I'm creating a catalog and I want the user to upload the items which includes a photo. I then store the photo and the other pieces of information in a database. I'm using the cfifle to upload the photo then use cfimage to get the photo info for the insert, I insert the record then I delete the photo from the folder I uploaded it to. Everything worked great. I then changed the destination on the cffile tag to a different location, since the first time I just wanted to see if it would work. The cfimage tag will bomb because it is looking for the photo in the old location and not the new one. The upload went fine to the new location. I cleared the cache, opened a new browser. Why would it still be looking for it in the old location. I change the cffile upload back to the first destination area and it works. Why can't I change the location of where to get the photo? Is cfimage not getting something cleared out?

thanks

[dchard]

Hi

Can you provide us the code for reference

[BJ_-_CF]

Here is the code of the upload and cfimage. The destination I want it to be is this "\inetpub\wwwroot\safety\recognition\photoArea. I'm on CF 8.1.


<cffile action="UPLOAD"
filefield="photo_name"
destination="\Inetpub\wwwroot\safety\recognition"
nameconflict="MAKEUNIQUE">
<cfif fileWasSaved EQ 'Yes'>
<cfelse>
<script language="JavaScript">
alert("Photo couldn't be uploaded to the server - Try again or contact the IT Dept.");
history.back();
</script>
<cfabort>
</cfif>
<cfset itemPhoto = file.ServerFile>
<cfimage action="read" source="#itemPhoto#" name="ItemAdded">

[JR__Bob__Dobbs-qSBHQ2 · Accepted solution]

You might try providing the full path and file name to cfimage.

<cfset itemPhoto="#cffile.serverdirectory#\#cffile.serverfile#">

[BJ_-_CF]

I'll try that but I guess I don't understand. I'm using the same path as before but I want to go down one more level from where I was to write the image.

[JR__Bob__Dobbs-qSBHQ2]

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Originally posted by: want-a-be
I'll try that but I guess I don't understand. I'm using the same path as before but I want to go down one more level from where I was to write the image.

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I suggest using the absolute path since cffile and cfimage treat relative paths differently. In cffile path is relative to temp directory and for cfimage it is relative to web root.

[BJ_-_CF]

Bob, thanks for the suggestion. That didn't work. I still have the same problem. It seems like it is in the cfimage tag not clearing out old information.

[JR__Bob__Dobbs-qSBHQ2]

Have you tried replacing cfimage with cffile action = "readBinary"?

Does the account running CF8 have both read and write access to the directory you are saving files to?

[JR__Bob__Dobbs-qSBHQ2]

Can you also post any error messages you are getting.

[BJ_-_CF]

Here is my cffile tag:
<cffile action="UPLOAD"
filefield="photo_name"
destination="\Inetpub\wwwroot\safety\recognition"
nameconflict="MAKEUNIQUE">

now I want to write it to a sub directory of recognition

<cffile action="UPLOAD"
filefield="photo_name"
destination="\Inetpub\wwwroot\safety\recognition\photoArea"
nameconflict="MAKEUNIQUE">

the error I get is this:
File C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\safety\recognition\Ace_Hearts.jpg does not exist.

It does exist but the cffile wrote it to the photo area - cfimage file is looking at the parent directory for it.

[JR__Bob__Dobbs-qSBHQ2]

What happens if you hard code the directory?

<cfset itemPhoto= "C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\safety\recognition\photoArea\#cffile.ServerFile#">

I'm not suggesting you use this in production, I'm curious as to whether or not cfimage can read from the directory.

[JR__Bob__Dobbs-qSBHQ2]

You might also try using the ImageGetBlob function if you reading the image then inserting it into a database.

http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/help.html?content=functions_h-im_23.html#5177242

[BJ_-_CF]

I am using the ImageGetBlob on my insert statement. All of that works when I using the first directory that I used with cfimage.

I do have another forum message that is current in that I can't get the ImageGetBlob to work if the image is GIF. If it is a JPG then it works fine.

[BJ_-_CF]

messing around more with the full path on the cfimage I found my problem. I didn't have the correct path I needed. Once I got that it is now working.

thanks for your time and help on this.

[Jeepbull]

Useful infor.
THANKS

[-__cfSearching__-]

> I then changed the destination on the cffile tag to a different location
> ...
> <cfset itemPhoto = file.ServerFile>
> <cfimage action="read" source="#itemPhoto#" name="ItemAdded">

Yes, but where is your upload page located?

Since you are not passing cfimage an absolute path, it will look in the current directory. If your images are now in a _different_ directory, CF will not be able to find them unless you tell it where to look.

For example, if your upload page is in the recognition directory:
c:\Inetpub\wwwroot\safety\recognition\yourUploadPage.cfm

Cfimage will look in that directory because that is what you are telling it to do here:
<cfimage action="read" source="#itemPhoto#" name="ItemAdded">

If CF needs to look in a different directory, either use the correct relative path or an absolute path as JR "Bob" Dobbs suggested.