Mac filenames don't use "\" --- they use ":" instead. So what you're seeing makes sense if you're uploading from a Mac.
You could use the CGI.HTTP_USER_AGENT variable to try and see what OS the file upload is coming from and deal with the paths based on that. Regards, Joel Parramore > -----Original Message----- > From: Joshua Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 3:38 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: MAC File Upload Issues > > > I sent this message, but it was returned - the mailserver said I had no > SUBJECT (I did though). > > Ok, this is bizarre: > > I'm uploading a file via CFFILE and the code works flawlessly - until you > get onto a MAC (IE5) > > I routinely get the error "The form field specified in the CFFILE tag > (CLOGO) does not contain an uploaded file..." > > I've remedied the trailing whitespace character so that's not the issue > (I've got a template we use to trim up all MAC IE form uploads if anyone > is interested) - what's happening is (when I output the CLOGO variable > anyway) that all the "\" characters are stripped out of the path, so the > file to upload appears to be: "E:WINNTTEMPACF123.gif" instead of > "E:\WINNT\TEMP\ACF123.gif" > > Has anyone else experienced this? Is this an anomaly or is this a known > issue with CF and MAC or is it an IE bug? > > Any help greatly appreciated. > > I guess I could always stick the "\" back into the path based on WINNT and > TEMP, but that seems like a pretty shaky fix. > > Thanks in advance, > > Joshua Miller > Web Development::Programming > Eagle Technologies Group, Inc. > www.eagletgi.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
