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Problem with CFFILE upload

Hey All,

I am encountering a weird problem with CFFILE. On a page I have a form with a file type field called attachment:

<input type="file" name="attachment">

And on the page that handles the post data I have the following code:

<cffile action="upload" destination="D:\Websites\www.jkingsweb.com\ssl\GBT\ProAct\" filefield="attachment" nameconflict="makeunique">

When this goes to execute it throws the following error:

Attribute validation error for tag CFFILE.
The value of the attribute destination, which is currently "D:\Websites\www.jkingsweb.com\ssl\GBT\ProAct\", is invalid.

I can't understand why this doesn't work as I have virtually the identical code on several other pages involving the same server and it works fine. I've read that this error sometimes mysteriously pops up and some strange workarounds; but not have worked for me. Anyone have any idea? Thanks.

trailblazzyr55

have you tried doing this?

<cffile action="upload"
destination="#expandPath('.')#\ssl\GBT\ProAct\"
filefield="attachment"
nameconflict="makeunique">

use expandPath('.') to build an absolute path to your root, append additional path info to the directory you want.

-tb55

andrewaiello

ASKER

I changed the code to:

<cffile action="upload" destination="#expandPath('.')#\ssl\GBT\ProAct\" filefield="attachment" nameconflict="makeunique">

as you suggested and got the same error:

" Attribute validation error for tag CFFILE.
The value of the attribute destination, which is currently "D:\Websites\www.jkingsweb.com\ssl\GBT\ProAct\ssl\GBT\ProAct\", is invalid."

andrewaiello

ASKER

Anyone got any ideas? I've been googling around and trying every approach I can see but none work.

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andrewaiello

ASKER

Wow, totally weird; I changed nothing and it spontaneously works now....guess i wont ask questions.