CFFILE read text w/o upload

[jhall01]

Is it possible to read in a text file from a client machine without uploading to the server.

We currently have comma delimited files sent via email to one person who then imports the files into the MS SQL SERVER Database because our agents don't have access to internal systems.

They do have access to the website. Could we have them submit a text file to a page using CFFILE without uploading to the server which is then in turn parsed and inserted into the database? We have very limited space on our Shared Web Environment.

 

[ecobb]

ColdFusion is a server side language, which means all processing is done on the server. CFFILE (to my knowledge) only interacts with the local server so there's really no way to have it do anything with a client's machine.



Hope This Helps!

Ecobb

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[jhall01]

guess I will have to have them upload the txt file, process the txt file, then delete the txt file.

If there is no other way for clientside file parsing in coldfusion, then this will be my only option.

Thanks for the quick response!!