On Jan 28, 2008 10:44 AM, Chad Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am trying to use cffile action=rename to rename some files on the server. > > Is there any way to keep it from over-writing existing files that already > have the name? > > For example I set the tag up like this: > > <cffile action="rename" > source="c:\test\foo.jpg" > destination="c:\test\moo.jpg"> > > Now in C:\test there is already a file called moo.jpg. > > CFFile over writes moo.jpg when it renames foo.jpg. I want it to throw an > error so I can capture it and notify the user that a file already exists with > that file name and they need to select a new one. > > This is on CF7 not 8. According to the docs you don't have a "nameconflict" > attribute when doing a rename. > > <cffile > action = "rename" > destination = "pathname" > source = "full pathname" > attributes = "file attributes list" > mode = "mode">
wow. i didn't realize there wasn't a nameconflict attribute in a rename. you could always do a <cfif not filexists(...)> do your rename <cfelse> alert user that the filename already exists </cfif>. -- Evelyn the dog, having undergone further modification pondered the significance of short-person behaviour in pedal depressed, pan-chromatic resonance, and other highly ambient domains. "Arf," she said. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297589 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
