rich:fileUpload - getting the uploaded file's original directory/folder

[notify]

I'm using rich:fileUpload in richfaces-ui-3.3.2.GA.

What I can't work out how do is get the directory/folder name of the original directory/folder where the file was selected/picked  from.

All I can display is the temporary directory name.

i.e.

20:12:08,820 INFO  [STDOUT] >>>>> FileUploadBean getCanonicalPath = C:\Users\NOTiFY\AppData\Local\Temp\-76c4c075-133b3259849--7ffc3215197224185150214.upload

What I want is the location where I uploaded the file from i.e.;

C:\My Documents\weekly_timesheet_hours_only_2009_05_08.xls

Is this possible?

Thanks in advance.

[mp911de]

Hi Roger,

that data is encapsulated and is not transferred to the JSF model. The only thing, what you get is the file name (UploadedFile.getName()). The information about the original location is often masked by newer browsers for data security reasons.

Best regards,

Mark

[notify]

Mark,

Thanks for confirming that. Not the end of the world, but would have been good for the user to know where they loaded the particular file from.