Folder Path Selection not available in RichFaces

[skrajath]

Hi, my project has a simple issue, am not able to figure it out how to solve it in Richfaces. Any one can guide me to the right way.

Using RichFaces, When I upload a file, it successfully uploads. If I want to know the source location from where the file was uploaded I am getting the temporary file’s path. Is there a way to get the source path of the file being uploaded? I need to keep track of files being uploaded and their source location.

My code goes like this

<rich:fileUpload  id="upload1"

fileUploadListener="#{bean.listener}"

acceptedTypes="tar" listHeight="45px" required="true"

ajaxSingle="true" allowFlash="false" immediateUpload="true"  maxFilesQuantity="50" >

</rich:fileUpload>

public void listener(UploadEvent event) throws Exception

      {           

            System.out.println("file uploaded");

            item =  event.getUploadItem();

            f1 = item.getFile();

            System.out.println("canonical path --->"+f1.getCanonicalPath());

            System.out.println("Absolute path --->"+f1.getAbsolutePath());

      }

OUTPUT:

Cononocal Path --à “some temp path”

Absolute Path --à “some temp path”

Is there a way to get the source path or is there any component in Richfaces to select just a location/directory. My project next step is standing on your reply.

Thanks

S.K.Rajath

[ilya_shaikovsky]

It's possible to get only name of the file. The only browser actually which allowed to get the full path was IE. But starting from 8 versions it's also not reveals the full local path according to scpecification. So it's not related to upload component itself.

[javaxchange]

Hi,

Please try this,

item = event.getUploadItem();

filePath = item.getFileName();

Rgds,

Sreejith.PS

[skrajath]

Thanks for the reply Ilya. But i have to design UI such tat a user can select a path i mean a directory path where he needs to store his data. Is there any component to it in RichFaces? or any other way of doing it

Thanks

Rajath

[skrajath]

Hi Sreejith,

filePath = item.getFileName(); will give just the file name,but i want the complete path( absolute path).

Is there a way to get it?

Thanks

Rajath

[ilya_shaikovsky]

I do not clearly understand how the placement of file on server (where it will be actually stores) corresponds with local path from where it was uploaded... :/

And again Chrome and Firefox never returned local path. Only file name. And IE does but starting from 8 version it returns c:\fakepath\ so you will not be able to get something usefull anyway.

Just try to get the current value from simple HTML input type="file" using java script and you will see what I mean.

[skrajath]

Thanks Ilya, i have tried tat i got some temp path.

My problem gose like this.

1) A user selects a directory in his local machine, say D:\abc. this folder abc needs to be converted into abc.zip or abc.tar and uploaded into remote server.

2) A user selects a directory in his local machine, say D:\myFiles, where files will be downloaded to tat location.

Thanks

Rajath