What type of error is returned from an unsuccessful upload?

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Jamie Keane
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-----Original Message-----
From: Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, October 23, 2000 11:35 AM
Subject: RE: Smart renames on images?


>> I've got a project that requires that all images that are
>> uploaded are named
>> uniquely.  This would usually be a simple case of using the MAKEUNIQUE
>> attribute in CFFILE but the client is picky about the names of
>> the incoming
>> files.  Therefore, the original name must be preserved.  If the desired
>> filename already exists on the server, I need to let the user know, and
>> rename the file accordingly.  What's the easiest and most efficent way to
>> handle this?
>
>Do they have to be names correctly on the server, or just when they are
>downloaded back to the client again?  There are different filename two
>parameters which would help you do that.  File.ServerFile is the unique
name
>on the server, but File.ClientFile is the original name of the file before
>it was made unique.  You can always store BOTH these names in the DB so
that
>you can preserve the filename in listings and such in the application.  If
a
>file is downloaded out of the app, you can also apply the original name
back
>again to fake out the users into thinking it was always named that on the
>server.
>
>If they actually need it to be named correctly on the server itself (boy
>that is picky), then you'll want to read up no the NAMECONFLICT="Error"
>attribute of the CFFILE tag.  You should be able to use this along with
>CFTRY/CFCASE to handle the error and give the user some options on renaming
>it.
>
>-Cameron
>
>--------------------
>Cameron Childress
>ElliptIQ Inc.
>p.770.460.7277.232
>f.770.460.0963

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