How do you code for that, Adam?
Rick
> -----Original Message-----
> From: <"Cantrell>,Adam" [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 12:05 PM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: cffile with unique names
>
>
> 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
> > : >
> > : >
> > : >
> > :
> >
>
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