Cannot get the complete filename

[Darren Alexandria]

I am supposed to get the complete filename where I got a particular file.
Example:

C:/Documents and Settings/User Files/User/Webapps/MyWebapp/test.txt

I am using this code:

 File tempFileRef  = new File(fi.getName());
 System.out.println("REAL PATH:" + tempFileRef);

But it only outputs "test.txt".
How can I get the whole path?

Thanks.

[Kail Limas]

Search for the getAbsolutePath method.

[Darren Alexandria]

Hi!

Thanks for your reply. As you suggested, I used the getAbsoltuePath method and modified the code to this:

File tempFileRef  = new File(fi.getName());
System.out.println("Field = "+tempFileRef.getAbsolutePath());

but I got the wrong output:

Field = C:\Tomcat 5.5.23\bin\test.txt

[Kail Limas]

Can you show me the code that creates fi.getName? Could be that the problem is that the file is generatet in the current location, not where you want it to be created.

[Darren Alexandria]

Here's the code where I got the "fi" variable:

DiskFileUpload fu = new DiskFileUpload();
fu.setSizeMax(1000000000);
List fileItems = fu.parseRequest(request);
    Iterator itr = fileItems.iterator();


          FileItem fi = (FileItem)itr.next();
          
          if(!fi.isFormField()) 
          {
             File tempFileRef  = new File(fi.getName());
            System.out.println("Field = "+tempFileRef);
          }

The file is saved on my desktop.

Thanks so much for your help. I really appreciate it.

[Darren Alexandria]

By the way I am using Apache Commons File Upload.

[Darren Alexandria]

I just checked the API of Apache Commons File Upload and from that my code supposed to give me the right output.

When I use Mozilla Firefox my code's output is wrong but in IE my code is right.

How can I resolve that?

[Kail Limas]

Ok I've got no idea there. I'm pretty new to java myself and still learning, sometimes with solving questions like these^^ But I've never worked with the File Uploader, and if it's shown correctly under IE but not under Firefox I can't help you.

It probably has something to do with the different systems behind saving a file the two use. But I have no idea what that is.

[Darren Alexandria]

Okay! Anyway, thanks so much for your replies. It did help a lot.
God bless.