"File Upload Utility with ColdFusion,"Vol. 1, Issue 1, p. 40

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Listing 1.<form name="Uploader" action="UploadFile.cfm"
    method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<input name="ClientName" type="text">
<input name="ClientPhone" type="text">
<input name="FileContents" type="file">
<input name="NameConflict" type="radio"
         value="Overwrite" checked>
<input name="NameConflict" type="radio"
         value="MakeUnique">
<input type="submit" value="Upload Now">
</form>

Listing 2.
<cfif #UploadSuccess# AND #FileWasRenamed#>
<cfset NewFileName = #File.ClientFile#>
<cfset ClientFileFull = #File.ServerDirectory# & "\" & #File.ClientFile#>
<cfset ServerFileFull = #File.ServerDirectory# & "\" & #File.ServerFile#>
    
<cffile action="rename"
          source="#ClientFileFull#"
          destination="#ClientFileFull#.#RandRange(100, 999)#"
>
    
<cffile action="rename"
          source="#ServerFileFull#"
          destination="#ClientFileFull#"
>
</cfif>

Listing 3.

<cfif #UploadSuccess#>
    
<font color="#FFFF00">
    <br><h4>Thank you!
    <br>Your file has been uploaded</h4>
</font>
<form>
    <input type="Button" value="    OK    "
           onClick="self.close()">
</form>
    
<cfmail to="#jobs_email#"
          from="#Form.ClientName#"
          subject="File Upload: #NewFileName#"
          server="#mailserver#"
>
<cfif #FileWasOverwritten#>
   FILENAME: #NewFileName# (previous overwritten)
<cfelseif #FileWasRenamed#>
   FILENAME: #NewFileName# (previous was renamed)
<cfelse>
   FILENAME: #NewFileName#
</cfif>
   Filesize: #FileSize#
Received On: #DateFormat(Now(), "ddd, mmmm dd")#
         At: #TimeFormat(Now(), "hh:mm:sstt")#
    Sent By: #Form.ClientName#
      Phone: #Form.ClientPhone#
IP Address: #CGI.Remote_Addr#
</cfmail>
<cfelse>

</cfif>