Hows about just */pdf ? -----Original Message----- From: Tilbrook, Peter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 06 September 2001 04:20 To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Browser client for upload files?
Something like this (using a form and then an action page): First page (with form): <form name="PDFUpload" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data" action="uploadfile.cfm"> <h5>Filename:<br><input type="file" name="PDF" size="40"></h5> <p><input type="submit" value="Upload File"> </form> Followed with the action page called uploadfile.cfm: <cffile action="upload" filefield="PDF" destination="c:\uploadedpdffiles\" nameconflict="makeunique" accept="image/gif,image/jpeg,image/jpg,image/pjpeg"> The above accepts only web image formats (Compuserve GIF, JPEG and Progressive JPEG). I'm not sure what the mime type for Acrobat PDF is. Perhaps www.adobe.com has the answer. You should use ACCEPT to prevent executable files being uploaded and then executed on the server (as an extra precaution). Also consider having the files uploaded to a directory out of the web server scope to avoid the chance of a malicious file being "executed" on the server. Ben Forta's excellent Web Application Construction Kit (http://www.forta.com/books/0789725843/) goes into this and many other CF topics. Highly recommended! Peter Tilbrook ColdFusion Applications Developer Australia New Zealand Food Authority Boeing House 55 Blackall Street BARTON ACT 2600 Ph: +61-2-6271 2256 Fax: +61-2-6271 2278 http://www.anzfa.gov.au -----Original Message----- From: Willy Ray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 6 September 2001 2:49 To: CF-Talk Subject: Browser client for upload files? Alright, the client needs to upload a PDF file. How do I let the user browse their machine for the file to upload? I'd like to use CFTREE, right? I'm fuddled. Willy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
