Re: Deletion if uploaded file

[T Lee Davidson <t.lee.davidson@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 3/16/24 12:29, T Lee Davidson wrote:
> On 3/16/24 03:40, Safiur Rahman wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > Why is the the file uploaded through webfilebutton is deleted immediately when upload finishes?
> >
> > In source code of upload module in GB.web.gui there is cancel(sKey) in finish procedure. Is that necessary?
>
> Yes, it is necessary for the Upload module to manage the state of its uploads.
>
> The WebFileButton's Finish event is fired before the Cancel statement. I am certain this is to give you the opportunity to copy 
> or move the uploaded file at WebFileButton.Path to a different location to preserve it.
>
> I have never used this and cannot verify what I stated is true because I am getting a 500 Internal Server Error when testing it.

I don't know why Apache2 was reporting a "malformed header from script" on the error log. But, I was able to test it, and yes, 
copying the file to a different location in the Finish event works to preserve the uploaded file. Just make sure the web server 
has write permission at the new location.


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Lee

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