I don't think the server can check for the existence of files on the user's machine via that function, although maybe there are some Java or ActiveX components that would allow this. Best Regards,
~Val ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stocke Terri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 9:56 AM Subject: RE: FileExists returns NO every time, even with absolute path > Nope, I'm checking for it's existence prior to upload... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Valerie L. Criswell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 9:53 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: FileExists returns NO every time, even with absolute path > > > If you're checking to make sure the file exists after it's uploaded, then > it's variable name has changed from form.description to file.serverfile. If > I'm understanding what's going on, what about trying > #fileExists(file.serverfile)# ? > > ~Val > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stocke Terri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 9:41 AM > Subject: RE: FileExists returns NO every time, even with absolute path > > > > Tried that, too. Still returns NO. :( > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Don Vawter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 9:44 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Re: FileExists returns NO every time, even with absolute path > > > > > > Try this instead. You were looking for a file called form.description > > > > #fileExists(form.description)# > > > > ��� > > ~ > > Don Vawter > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Stocke Terri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 7:24 AM > > Subject: FileExists returns NO every time, even with absolute path > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > This is maddening. > > > > > > I am using FileExists to check for the existence of a file that I am > > > browsing to on my local machine. No matter what file I choose, the > > > FileExists function returns NO every time, even though I am 100% > positive > > > that the file does exist. I have included a small portion of code that I > > am > > > using for debugging purposes. > > > The first outputted variable (form.description) displays the file path, > > > which is C:\MyDocs\app_request.doc. The second outputted variable > displays > > > "NO". Even if I replace the form.description in the second outputted > > > variable with C:\MyDocs\app_request.doc, it still returns NO. Any ideas? > > > > > > <cfif form.description is not ""> > > > > > > <cfoutput> > > > #form.description#<br> > > > #fileExists("form.description")# > > > </cfoutput> > > > > > > <cfabort> > > > > > > <cfif NOT #fileExists(form.description)#> > > > Do this... > > > </cfif> > > > > > > Terri > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ 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
