HTTPUploadThroughPostDirectly Method
Description
Directly upload a specific local file to the HTTP server through HTTP POST method without loading it into Dynamic Webcam.
| ActiveX Edition | Plug-in Edition | Mac Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Since V7.0 | Since V7.0 | Since V7.0 |
Syntax
Boolean ObjectName. HTTPUploadThroughPostDirectly(String HTTPServer, String LocalFile, String ActionPage, String FileName)
Parameters
String HTTPServer: the name of the HTTP server.
String LocalFile: specifies the path of a local file .
String ActionPage: the specified page for posting files. This is the relative path of the page, not the absolute path. For example: "upload.asp", not "http://www.webserver.com/upload.asp". This is the page corresponds to the action in <form> html tag: <form id = "frmSample" action = "upload.asp" method = post>...</form>
String FileName: the name of the file to be uploaded.
Return value
Boolean.
TRUE indicates success. FALSE indicates failure.
When an error occurs and IfThrowException property is TRUE, an exception will be thrown.
When FALSE is returned or an exception is thrown, check ErrorCode property and ErrorString property for error information.
Remarks
The field name of the uploaded file is RemoteFile.
IMPORTANT: Dynamic Webcam uses a special way to see if a file is uploaded and processed successfully by server. If the server returns 0 bytes, indicates success. Otherwise, indicates failure. In other words, when the uploaded file is processed successfully, the action page on the server should not return anything, even the "<HTML>".
See also
FTPUserName property, FTPPassword property, FTPPort property, ProxyServer property, FTPDownload(), FTPUpload(), HTTPPort property, IfSSL property, HTTPUserName property, HTTPPassword property, HTTPDownload(),, HTTPUploadThroughPut()
Sample
...
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
Webcam = document.getElementById("iDynamicWebcam");//iDynamicWebcam is the id of the Dynamic Webcam on the page (An object or an embed).
function btnUploadDirectly_onclick()
{
var strActionPage;
var strHostIP;
var CurrentPathName = unescape(location.pathname); // get current PathName in plain ASCII
var CurrentPath = CurrentPathName.substring(0, CurrentPathName.lastIndexOf("/") + 1);
strActionPage = CurrentPath + "SaveToFile.aspx"; //the ActionPage's file path
strHostIP = "localhost"; //The host's IP or name
Webcam.HTTPPort = 80;
Webcam.HTTPUploadThroughPostDirectly(strHostIP,"D:/temp/TestData.zip",strActionPage,"TestData.zip");
if (Webcam.ErrorCode != 0)alert(Webcam.ErrorString);
else //succeded
alert("File Uploaded successfully");
}
</script>
...
SaveToFile.aspx:
<%@ Page Language="c#" AutoEventWireup="false" Debug="True"%>
<%
HttpFileCollection files = HttpContext.Current.Request.Files;
HttpPostedFile uploadfile = files["RemoteFile"];
uploadfile.SaveAs(System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Request.MapPath(".") + "/" + uploadfile.FileName);
%>