Uploading image to server using java servlets

[tranceluv]

Hey guys.

I am currently working on a project in JSP/Java Servlets, hope this is the right section. So, my problem regards mainly the form through which I will let the user input a file using <input type="file">. I did some research on the internet, telling me that I have two options (on the Servlet side) in order to get the file and store it in a directory on the server, namely O'Reilly's COS MultipartReques t and some other package issued by Apache. Now my problem is that, together with an image upload, I want the user to input other details in the form. I am managing to get the file on the server, however I still cannot get the other details (from textboxes, textareas and drop-down selections) since the form MUST have the enctype="multip art/form-data" property in order for the file upload to work.

Any ideas regarding what I am doing wrong? Or maybe how should I code this task?

Here is the source code:

<table align="center" cellspacing="1"><form action="AddTrip" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="POST">
                                    <tbody>
                                        <tr>
                                            <td>Trip Name</td>
                                            <td><input type="text" name="Name" value="" /></td>
                                        </tr>
                                        <tr>
                                            <td>Description</td>
                                            <td><textarea name="Description" rows="3" cols="20" value=""></textarea></td>
                                        </tr>
                                        <tr>
                                            <td>Category</td>
                                            <td><select name="Category" size="4">
                                                    <option>Cruise</option>
                                                    <option>Tour</option>
                                                    <option>Park</option>
                                                    <option>History</option>
                                                    <option>Eco-Tourism</option>
                                                </select></td>
                                        </tr>
                                        <tr>
                                            <td>Price</td>
                                            <td><input type="text" name="Price" value="" /></td>
                                        </tr>
                                        <tr>
                                            <td>Start Date</td>
                                            <td><input name="StartDate" onfocus="showCalendarControl(this);" type="text"></td>
                                        </tr>
                                        <tr>
                                            <td>End Date</td>
                                            <td><input name="EndDate" onfocus="showCalendarControl(this);" type="text"></td>
                                        </tr>
                                        <tr>
                                            <td>Country</td>
                                            <td><select name="Country" size="4">
                                                    <option>Malta</option>
                                                    <option>Gozo</option>
                                                    <option>Comino</option>
                                                    <option>Sicily</option>
                                                    <option>Ibiza</option>
                                                    <option>Greece</option>
                                                </select></td>
                                        </tr>
                                        <tr>
                                            <td>Places Available</td>
                                            <td><input name="Places" type="text" value=""/></td>
                                        </tr>
                                        <tr>
                                            <td>Upload Picture</td>
                                            <td><input type="file" name="uploaded" accept="image/gif, image/jpeg, image/png, image.jpg"/></td>
                                        </tr>
                                        <tr>
                                            <td colspan="2" align="center"><input type="submit" id="search-submit-long" name="save" value="Submit Trip"></td>
                                        </tr>
                                    </tbody>
                                    </form></table>
 
[Servlet]
 
            String Name = request.getParameter("Name");
            String Description = request.getParameter("Description");
            String Category = request.getParameter("Category");
            String Price = request.getParameter("Price");
            String StartDate = request.getParameter("StartDate");
            String EndDate = request.getParameter("EndDate");
            String Country = request.getParameter("Country");
            String Places = request.getParameter("Places");
 
        MultipartRequest multipartRequest = new MultipartRequest(request, getServletContext().getRealPath("/images/"), /* 1MB */ 1024 * 1024, new DefaultFileRenamePolicy());
        if (multipartRequest.getParameter("save") != null) {
            upload(request, response, multipartRequest);
        } else {
            throw new IOException("Display Upload Dialogue");
        }
 
 
        } catch(Exception e) {
            response.sendRedirect("Error.jsp?error=Entry of new trip failed. Please try again! Error is " + e.toString());
            out.close();
        }

[MusoFreak200]

hello newcomer...

i think that you may get better results if you uploaded this thread into the Java section...

i for one have no idea how to do what you wanna do but i think someone may know inside the other section...

try to rename to your thread asking on the front, how to...

thanks mate...
cya
MusoFreak200

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i have servlet code for inserting the image and retrieving the image in database(MS-Access)