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Upload : Validating a File Name
Posted on 2013-01-09
Hi,
I have an aplication where the user will upload image files from their desktop and also specify the file name (not the path) for the image to be named on our server. This will be used in a slider widget.
I'm not sure how to validate a proper Windows file name using CFFILE/Upload. If it's invalid, will it just throw an error? I guess I can use try/catch for that? Is their a CF function (user or otherwise) to validate Windows file name?
Thanks in advance,
hefterr
I have an aplication where the user will upload image files from their desktop and also specify the file name (not the path) for the image to be named on our server. This will be used in a slider widget.
I'm not sure how to validate a proper Windows file name using CFFILE/Upload. If it's invalid, will it just throw an error? I guess I can use try/catch for that? Is their a CF function (user or otherwise) to validate Windows file name?
Thanks in advance,
hefterr
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Active 3 days ago
AFAIK there's no system function for that. I probably wouldn't bother inventing one. It's easier to do the try/catch and let windows tell you when it's wrong.
BUT .. do you really have to apply the file names they give you? What I usually do is apply the naming convention of my choice in code. Then store the user supplied name in the database. Then on download (or however they're presented to the user), I use the "pretty" name in the header. The users never know the difference.
BUT .. do you really have to apply the file names they give you? What I usually do is apply the naming convention of my choice in code. Then store the user supplied name in the database. Then on download (or however they're presented to the user), I use the "pretty" name in the header. The users never know the difference.
Active 3 days ago
> and also specify the file name (not the path) for the image to be named on our server
Ignoring the proper windows file name issue for a sec - what are you going to do if a file with that name already exists? ie Two users upload a picture named: "myCar.jpg" OR the same user uploads two photos as "vacationPicture.jpg"?
Ignoring the proper windows file name issue for a sec - what are you going to do if a file with that name already exists? ie Two users upload a picture named: "myCar.jpg" OR the same user uploads two photos as "vacationPicture.jpg"?
no points here but +1 on agx's comments.
don't let your user name the file. You name it & control it, store the user's desired name separately.
I use createuuid() for file names to avoid uniqueness problems.
don't let your user name the file. You name it & control it, store the user's desired name separately.
I use createuuid() for file names to avoid uniqueness problems.
You are absolutely correct. I will just name the images 000025.jpg, 0000026.jpg etc. Any name the user enters I will store with the image name and display when needed.
I have to get rules for duplicates "names" - but I can never prevent them from uploading the same "image" - as even on their decktop, they could have multiple copies of the same image.
Thanks again
I have to get rules for duplicates "names" - but I can never prevent them from uploading the same "image" - as even on their decktop, they could have multiple copies of the same image.
Thanks again
Active 3 days ago
> I can never prevent them from uploading the same "image"
True, I phrased that poorly :) What I meant was entered the same file name "myCar.jpg" twice. So when you tried to save the file to disk, that name is already in use. But using your own naming convention avoids that altogether.
EDIT
> I will just name the images 000025.jpg, 0000026.jpg etc
You might consider Sid's suggestion of using UUID instead. Then you don't have to worry coming up with unique file names!
True, I phrased that poorly :) What I meant was entered the same file name "myCar.jpg" twice. So when you tried to save the file to disk, that name is already in use. But using your own naming convention avoids that altogether.
EDIT
> I will just name the images 000025.jpg, 0000026.jpg etc
You might consider Sid's suggestion of using UUID instead. Then you don't have to worry coming up with unique file names!
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