That's true Darren, it will only make unique if there is a conflict - hence the attribute name: 'nameConflict'. If there isn't already a file name that you're trying to upload, then the server assumes it's already unique ;) Now that's a smart server.
One thing I like doing instead of just using unique file names, is to rename the file using its original client file name prepended with the ID from the database record you're using to reference it. This gives you the benefit of clarity in still having the original file name in there, having it also be unique, and also having a reference from the file name to the record if you ever needed that for anything. Adam. > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 10:26 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: cffile with unique names > > > IIRC, the unique filenames only get assigned if a file exists > with that > filename already. That is, if you upload two pictures named > pic.gif, the > first one is stored as pic.gif and the second as > A02983467.gif or something > wacky like that. > > > -- Ben Doom > Programmer & General Lackey > Moonbow Software, Inc > > : -----Original Message----- > : From: Paul Giesenhagen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > : Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 11:18 AM > : To: CF-Talk > : Subject: Re: cffile with unique names > : > : > : Are you saying that if you update picture.jpg and then output > : #cffile.serverFilename# it returns picture.jpg? > : > : And you have your CFFILE set to unique? > : > : Could you post your CFFILE code? > : > : Thanks > : > : Paul Giesenhagen > : QuillDesign > : > : > : ----- Original Message ----- > : From: "Darren Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > : To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > : Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 10:03 AM > : Subject: cffile with unique names > : > : > : > Hello, > : > > : > I am uploading an image and then inserting a record into > the database. > : > > : > So that there are no name clashes I have set the tag to > make unique > : > files names. > : > > : > However, when I refer to the uploaded file name e.g. > : > cffile.serverfilename etc. > : > It seems to list the name of the file before it was made unique. > : > > : > > : > Has anyone else experienced this and do you know what going on ? > : > > : > > : > Thanks, > : > > : > Darren Adams > : > > : > > : > > : > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
