> But doesn't the binary data itself that the user uploaded > have to be somewhere? In the HTTP header? I'm not sure but I > think that other platforms (PHP comes to mind) do indeed > allow developers to manipulate the actual file data that is > posted. Maybe with CF it's just not possible?
Since HTTP is plaintext, the binary data is encoded by the client as text and sent as part of the HTTP request body using the MIME multipart standard. Normally, form data is sent within the HTTP request body but it's simply URL-encoded. If you can directly access the HTTP request you can work with the raw, encoded data directly, but I'm not sure how that works from within CF - you may be able to use the GetHTTPRequestData function to look at it. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ phone: 202-797-5496 fax: 202-797-5444 ---------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words 'unsubscribe cfcdev' in the message of the email. CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported by Mindtool, Corporation (www.mindtool.com). An archive of the CFCDev list is available at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
