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trouble with renaming the uploaded files

i have the following code which works fine but my isse is that how can i rename the file to a specific format

here is my code!

<cftry>
<cfset path = "#filepath#\images\inventory\">
<cfset filter = "image/jpg,image/jpeg,image/pjpeg">
<cfif form.userfile IS NOT "">
<cffile action="upload" fileField="userfile" destination="#path#" result="fileUpload" nameconflict="overwrite" accept="#filter#">
      <cfif fileUpload.fileWasSaved>

<cfif IsImageFile("#fileUpload.serverDirectory#/#fileUpload.serverfile#")>

<cfimage action="read" source="#fileUpload.serverDirectory#/#fileUpload.serverfile#" name="myImage">
                  <cfset ImageResize(myImage,#form.width#,#form.height#,"HIGHESTQUALITY",1)>
      <cfset ImageResize(myImage,#form.fullwidth#,#form.fullheight#,"HIGHESTQUALITY",1)>
           <cfset form.newImageName = fileUpload.serverFilename & "_front1_thumb." & fileUpload.serverFileExt>
<cfimage source="#myImage#" action="write" destination="#path#/#form.newImageName#" overwrite="yes">

      <cfelse>
      <cffile action="delete" file="#fileUpload.serverDirectory#/#fileUpload.serverFile#">
</cfif>
</cfif>

i want to convert the upload file as this format!

#numberformat(itemid,'0000')#_front1_thumb.jpg

I am really lost here! please guide

Sudhindra A N

Could you please try the below code?

<cfset newImageName = "#fileUpload.serverFilename#_front1_thumb.#fileUpload.serverFileExt#">
<cfimage source="#myImage#" action="write" destination="#path#/#newImageName#" overwrite="yes">

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sandy12879

You need to have a unique ID associated while renaming your Images and u can use the same piece of code mentioned by ansudhindra
<cfset newImageName = "#fileUpload.serverFilename#_front1_thumb.#fileUpload.serverFileExt#">
<cfimage source="#myImage#" action="write" destination="#path#/UNIQUEID#newImageName#" overwrite="yes">
This will ensure uniqueness for the file's having similar name.

gdemaria

Suggestion, I recommend renaming the file on the server completely remove the client's file name (as Duncan suggested).

There are several characters that can be in a file name that will not be allowed on the server or will cause issues when handling through coldfusion. I always rename the file to just the ID associated with the database record #file_id#.#fileUpload.serverFileExt# That makes handling the file much easier.

Simply save the client file name in your database, when downloading the file back to the user (if you ever need to) you can use their original file name again so they never need to know the name of the file on your server.

Coast Line

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Thanks i found another way also, but urs is also cool