[AWS] AWS: File upload, how does it work?

[Michael Erdmann]

Pascal Obry wrote:
> Hi Michael,
> 
> First please use the mailing list when possible. We get many questions
> directly and it is hard to get some free time :) On the mailing list
> some other people would be able to reply in some cases.

Sorry, i was not ware of the list. Joined now :-)

> 
>> how is the file upload working. I put into my HTML code the form
>> you mentioning in your documentation:
>>
>> <FORM enctype="multipart/form-data" ACTION=upload METHOD=POST>
>> File to process: <INPUT NAME=filename TYPE=FILE>
>> <INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT NAME=go VALUE="Send File">
>> </FORM>
> 
> Good.
> 
>> after receving the action /upload i am calling the
>>
>>       if URI = "/upload" then
>>          declare
>>             A : AWS.Attachments.List;
>>             E : AWS.Attachments.Element;
>>          begin
> 
> This is wrong. There is no attachment with the file upload. The name of
> the uploaded file on the server side can be retrieved with:

This was also surprising for me, but the attachment information provided
by the code seems the be correct.

Input URI/upload
Content_ID = <filename>
Filename   = ./upload/0.ParadoxWB.pdf
upload command recevied


> 
>    Parameters.Get (P_List, "filename")
> 
> If you need to keep it after the callback you need to explicitly copy or
> move it in another place as it will be removed.
> 
> Have a look at the regtests/upload*.adb files.

okay; i will do so!



> 
> Pascal.
>