Preserving The User's Original Filename

Let's keep the same HTML form used in the previous example:

	<HTML>
	<HEAD>
	<TITLE>Please Upload Your File</TITLE>
	</HEAD>
	<BODY>
	<form enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post" action="formresp.asp">
	Enter filename to upload: <input type="file" name="f1"><br>
	<input type="submit">
	</form>
	</BODY>
	</HTML>

Here's how we can preserve the user's original filename:

	<%@ LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT" %>
	<HTML>
	<HEAD>
	<TITLE>Upload File Results</TITLE>
	</HEAD>
	<BODY>
	Thank you for uploading your file.<br>
	<% Set upl = Server.CreateObject("SoftArtisans.FileUp") %>
	<% upl.Path = "C:\temp" %>
	<% upl.Save %><BR>
	Total Bytes Written: <%=upl.TotalBytes%>
	</BODY>
	</HTML>

So, to preserve the user's original filename, we use the .Save method instead of .SaveAs. The .Save method automatically extracts the user's filename from the upload and saves the file on the server with that name.

The .Save method does not take any parameters. To set the location you must set the .Path property. The .Path property sets the directory on the web server to place uploaded files.

The directory on the web server must have Read, Write, and Delete NTFS permissions. Otherwise, SA-FileUp will not be able to write files into that directory.

You can also use the .Path property in conjunction with the .SaveAs method:

	<% upl.Path = "C:\temp" %><BR>

	<% upl.SaveAs "upload.out" '--- Change the name on the server but leave it in C:\temp %>

Or, you can change the final destination before saving:

	<% upl.Path = "C:\temp"
           If Sky = "blue" Then
                upl.Save
           Else
                upl.SaveAs "d:\OtherUploadDir\upload2.new"
           End If
        %>

What did we learn?

To preserve the user's original filename:
- Specify the destination directory using the .Path property
- Use .Save instead of .SaveAs
You can also change the destination location by specifying a different path.

Now, let's add Multiple Form Elements