Perl/CGI file upload

[Jerome]

Hi!

I am in need of a special file upload script using Perl.

The script needs to allow uploading any files from a form (without
knowing the form structure in advance) - basically *any* files given
to it.

I just need some short documented source code as a hint so that I can
go and do the rest of the research, but so far I found nothing which
handles forms without knowing the forms themselves.

Thanks!

-gratemyl

 

[Joe Smith]

The script needs to allow uploading any files from a form (without
knowing the form structure in advance) - basically *any* files given
to it.

Why? Are you willing to accept totally random and inappropriate content?

To properly deal with a form submission, the CGI needs to know what
to expect. If you have several forms, each of which can upload files,
then you should have several programs (or bits of a combined program),
each of which can use common code to deal with the shared task of file uploads.

-Joe

 

[Jerome]

Why? Are you willing to accept totally random and inappropriate content?
Yes


To properly deal with a form submission, the CGI needs to know what
to expect. If you have several forms, each of which can upload files,
then you should have several programs (or bits of a combined program),
each of which can use common code to deal with the shared task of file uploads.

-Joe

 

[Keith Keller]

I am in need of a special file upload script using Perl.

What have you written so far?

I just need some short documented source code as a hint so that I can
go and do the rest of the research, but so far I found nothing which
handles forms without knowing the forms themselves.

Start with perldoc CGI, and look for the upload() function. I think
it's an exceedingly bad idea to do what you're trying to do, however.

--keith

 

[Jerome]

What have you written so far?


Start with perldoc CGI, and look for the upload() function. I think
it's an exceedingly bad idea to do what you're trying to do, however.

I have looked at the upload function, but as far as I see it requires
me to specify a field name - I need to do this for all fields of
"type" file.

I understand this is a strange requirement, but it is the way things
are.

Thanks again!

 

[Keith Keller]

I have looked at the upload function, but as far as I see it requires
me to specify a field name - I need to do this for all fields of
"type" file.

Okay...so now look for "FETCHING THE NAMES OF ALL THE PARAMETERS
PASSED TO YOUR SCRIPT:". And please try to do at least some of your own
work yourself; that's all the pointers you're getting from me, at least,
until you show some of your own effort.

Have you read the Posting Guidelines that are posted here frequently?

--keith

 

[Jerome]

Okay...so now look for "FETCHING THE NAMES OF ALL THE PARAMETERS
PASSED TO YOUR SCRIPT:". And please try to do at least some of your own
work yourself; that's all the pointers you're getting from me, at least,
until you show some of your own effort.

Have you read the Posting Guidelines that are posted here frequently?

--keith

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That pointer was brilliant, thanks a lot! I think I figured it out now!

 

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson]

The script needs to allow uploading any files from a form (without
knowing the form structure in advance) - basically *any* files given
to it.

Check out the CPAN module CGI::UploadEasy.