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I usualy upload files using NetData. I just need to ask for the file in a form and the browser will return a copy in the "upload directory" _______________________________________________________ Erik Mitsch wrote: > > So where does the file end up when it is sent? Is there a configuration > > setting for this, and does the file's ID or name get sent to the CGI > > program? > > That's actually up to your CGI script. Brad has it right - it's shipping > all of the data, however it is encoded. It's up to your CGI program to > dissect it and make sure everything gets to the right place. If you were > uploading a text file that happens to be the source for a Java program, for > example, your CGI would have to create the source file on the 400 and plant > all that data in there. What you do with it from there is up to you and > your needs. > > When the form submission (including the file) actually comes across to your > CGI, it's going to look kind of like this: > > ---------------------------------6099238414674 > Content-Disposition: form-data; name="the_file"; filename="clients.xml" > > [The source of the file, however it may be encoded] > ---------------------------------6099238414674-- > > Your CGI will have to be able to find this object in the submission by name > ("the_file"), then extract the filename (creating a new file on the server > if you want), and then plant the source of the file into that new file. > > I have absolutely no idea how to do this in RPG, but I can tell you that in > Perl/CGI, it's not too bad of a process overall because Perl was built to do > this kind of thing. If Brad says it's tricky in RPG, I believe him. :) > > - Erik > http://www.baron-inc.net >
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