Need some help with ASP and HTML...

[linkgoron]

So basically, I want users to be able to uploads pictures(jpg), and then make the server rename the file the an Autonumber.jpg. My DB is already done, but I'm not sure how to do it, and the tutorials I found from google didn't help...
Help would be appreciated,
Linkgoron.

 

[linkgoron]

Damn... Anyone knowns?

 

[DaveSimmons]

What server side upload component are you using? You might check the forums for it.

If you can't set a filename in the component, your code could use the file api to copy / rename whatever name it chooses?

 

[KB]

You could use an autonumber field from access and rename the file to 1.jpg, 2.jpg etc based on the autonumber that access gives you. Or you can use a GUID + ".jpg" which is globally unique (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320375) or you can use random number using the Rnd() function Rnd() + ".jpg".

 

[notfred]

Use an autoincrementing ID in the database, and after an insertion, rename the file to match the auto-incremented number.

 

[linkgoron]

Oh lol, I'm using access, and I decided that every pic will just get an AutoNumber. Forgot to add that I guess...

Anyway, my problem isn't with the DB, but how to actually upload pics and renaming them with ASP... Basically I don't know the code to upload and rename files with HTML and ASP, and tutorials didn't help me...

 

[linkgoron]

can someone help please?

 

[DaveSimmons]

Again, what server side upload component are you using?

Microsoft had one, check MSDN, and the one I've used (years ago) is Soft Artisans SA-FileUp. But you need to use -some- component to decode the multipart POST and extract the file.