Hello all

I have a CGI script where a user indicates the location of an XML file on the file system through a form. On submission, the script should upload the file and store it in a database. At present, it seems to get all the correct information from the form but doesn't get the contents of the file. Here is what I have so far:

The relevant HTML form: 

  <p>
    Upload the file: <input type="file" name="upload_file">
  </p>

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The part of the code to get the file: 

my $filename = $this->cgi()->param('upload_file');
my $xml = _upload_file($filename);

sub _upload_file {
    my $filename = shift;

    my $file_contents = "";
    my $buffer;
    
    while ( read($filename, $buffer, 1024) ) {
        $file_contents .= $buffer;
    }

    return $file_contents;
    
}

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At a guess it is because the $filename does not contain the full path to the file? However, I've seen the same code work in another program as is (I just cut'n'pasted it!). Furthermore, if I do need the full path, how do I get it from the HTML form?

Thanks.

In reply to Uploading files: can't find contents? by ezekiel

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