cffile - ColdFusion tag for manipulating files on the server
Questions tagged [cffile]
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uploading files to a newly created directory in Coldfusion
I'm having trouble using cffile right before I create a directory. I am using the cffileupload tag and my url attribute is a page that has the following code. Basically the code below creates a new directory and uploads all the images to that…

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Strange Form problem: cffile not working
Hmmm...strange problems...
I'm making a form to upload syllabi. Basically, someone go search for a course and select the button next to the course that says "Upload Syllabi." Next, a window will popup prompting them for the file. I pass this page…

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Coldfusion 9 Flash Multifile Upload Widget fails due to unrelated code
This issue continues along with the inability to run the remaining parts of the process in the application, namely the file sorting by file type and the compression capability. I'm running into the issue that my pdf compression code is causing the…

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Form field defined but contains no file? ColdFusion
I'm trying to do an exception for cffile upload to ensure users only upload xls-related documents or no upload at all.
I have a issue with the file upload.
Even though the users may not attach anything to the input, the form will still go through…

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ColdFusion cffile action="read" how to get metadata?
If you use cffile action = "upload" you get a load of meta data (e.g., the filesize, fileextension etc.).
How do you get the same data for a file that already exists on your server?
I would expect cffile action="read" to give this but it seems it…

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Preserve Last Modified Date while uploading File
I have an application to upload files to a server.
However, when the files are uploaded, the "Date Modified" changes to the current date/time.
Is there a way to preserve the date of the uploaded file? Or is there a way to change the Date Modified on…

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Corrupt File Upload
For our ecommerce store, we have a backend that allows employees to upload product shots. These images are then resized to fit the design of the website.
For a while now we've been having an issue with some very weird distortion in the images. Here…

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file upload strange issue with size and extension
I am currently working on a script that will allow users to upload images, nothing too sophisticated just a few simple lines of code. Anyway, last night everything was working like a charm and now surprise surprise, strange things started happening…

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On file upload, Coldfusion returns: C:\ColdFusion8\runtime\servers\coldfusion\SERVER-INF\temp\wwwroot-tmp\neotmp12429.tmp did not contain a file
Upon file upload, Coldfusion 8 returns: C:\ColdFusion8\runtime\servers\coldfusion\SERVER-INF\temp\wwwroot-tmp\neotmp12429.tmp did not contain a file. Does anyone know what may cause this? Bad syntax? Server permissions? Missing pieces?
My cfform tag…

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Railo 4/ Tomcat / IIS7.5 / Coldfusion / cffile upload of docx not working
I just moved a web application from a ColdFusion to Railo server and encountered a puzzling issue with the application's file upload functionality. Everything works fine for almost all files, but .docx files don't get uploaded. In Railo I see the…

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How can I confirm a cffile write is successful?
I am using cffile to create a new file or update an existing file, depending on what the user requested. The request comes through a form from the previous procedure, so the code involving cffile looks like this:

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css not working in cffile write
I have a report which is enclosed in a cfsavecontent tag.
When I use
#testcust#
the report renders correctly. When I use cffile to save it to disk I lose the css formatting:

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Using ColdFusion to save an uploaded image to the server
I'm being stymied by what I thought would be the relatively simple task of creating functionality to allow users to upload a picture to a server directory and am looking for some help.
I have a simple form with a straightforward interface, passing a…

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ColdFusion ServerFile is undefined in CFFile
When I try to run the following code, I'm getting the error message: "Element SERVERFILE is undefined in CFFILE.". I've done this a million times. Can anyone see what I'm missing?

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Using CFFILE in a CFC Nightmare
I know this has been asked, but I cannot seem to find the solution that works.
I have a CFM page that uses the following to pass data to a CFC

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