how to upload file along with HTML form data

[pranith nani]

hi,
when i try to upload a file along with html form data,am using enctype="multipart/form-data" in the form tag to upload a file.but when i use enctype="multipart/form-data" am unable to get form data.its showing null values.when i remove the enctype attribute from form tag its working fine,but unable to upload the file.pls tell me what might be the reason...am geting frustated with this prob...pls help me out....

lots of thanks in advance

[Rahul Bhattacharjee]

when i remove the enctype attribute from form tag its working fine,but unable to upload the file

Could you please explain as what exactly is failing.

" Its working fine ,but unable to upload a file" - then how is that working fine ?

This might be useful.
[ July 26, 2007: Message edited by: Rahul Bhattacharjee ]

[pranith nani]

i have html form values(ex:username,password,location,ph no,etc.,)and also browse file option.when i put the attribute enctype="multipart/form-data" in the form tag,the form values(ex:username,password,location,ph no,etc.,)are going as null to database but the file is getting uploaded.when i remove the "enctype" attribute from the form tag all the form values are getting stored in database but the file is not getting uploaded.how can i resolve this......

thanks for your interest

[Rahul Bhattacharjee]

What are you doing on the server side to read the multipart data coming from the browser ?
[ July 26, 2007: Message edited by: Rahul Bhattacharjee ]

[Ben Souther]

Multipart posts work differently from regular form posts.
You can not use request.getParameter to retrieve form parameters.

You will need to read the documentation for the upload libraries you're using to find out how to get them.

[pranith nani]

thanks a lot for your reply.can i have the documentation or a link regarding that so that it will be easy for me.am trying for this since 10 days but of no use..

[pranith nani]

am preparing a page similar to naukri.so i need to get the user details(like email,phno,skillset,etc.,)along with his resume.i am storing the files in a specified path and the form values in the database...this is the theme of my work

[Rahul Bhattacharjee]

I have already sent you the link in my first post.
You might also have a look in Javaranch's FAQ.

http://faq.javaranch.com/view?FileUpload

[pranith nani]

am using JDeveloper.how can i import org.apache.*;is that the only process?

[pranith nani]

if you dont mind can i have an example with a browse option to upload a file and a textbox to store the data in the database...pls,help me out...

[Ben Souther]

You have to pick an upload library and read the documentation that comes with it. Personally, I use Apache Jakarta Common's 'fileupload' which has simple examples in its documentation.

[Ben Souther]

Also, the article linked to by Rahul Bhattacharjee in his earlier post has some very nice code samples. Did you read it?

[pranith nani]

i dont have tomcat installed.can i have any other way to escape the prob???

[Ben Souther]

What container are you using?

[Ulf Dittmer]

Originally posted by pranith nani:
i dont have tomcat installed.

It doesn't have to be Tomcat - just use the servlet container you have. File upload is an HTTP feature - it works the same on all containers.