I need to obtain the String for the file that is being uploaded from forms to store in the database.
I am using the usual form input file element
input type="file" name="some_name"
I found a couple JS scripts that allow me to do useless things like display the string in a dialog box, etc.
I need this as an element on the request object or as a hidden field on my page when the form is posted.
You should be able to do something like this:
<form method="POST">
<input type="file" name="some_name"
onchange="document.getElementById('hidden_file').value = this.value;" />
<input type="hidden" id="hidden_file" value="" />
<input type="submit" />
</form>
I believe that will work in all browsers if you simply want to store the filename, and not the full path.
You won't get a very useful value. Some browsers will only give you the final name part of the file path, while IE will give you a path with a bogus directory name.
I think that the "safe" fragment of the file name should already be passed in to you as part of the part header in the multipart post body.
