Oh, wait, when Adam wrote:
> rename the file using its original client file name prepended with the
ID
I was assuming he was doing it as part of the cffile tag...I'm sure he was
talking about renaming it prior to the cffile function...right?
Rick
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 2:44 PM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: cffile with unique names
>
>
> You can specify the destination filename:
>
> <cffile
> action="upload"
> filefield="imagefile"
> destination="path/filename.jpg"
> nameConflict="overwrite">
>
>
>
> -- Ben Doom
> Programmer & General Lackey
> Moonbow Software, Inc
>
> : -----Original Message-----
> : From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> : Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 2:34 PM
> : To: CF-Talk
> : Subject: RE: cffile with unique names
> :
> :
> : 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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