How to read the file from client machine

[madhoriya22]

Hi,
I am using jsp and servlets in my application. In this application I am reading contents of *.csv files and uploading them to database.
Now this thing is working fine when I am running my application on single machine(sever and client). But when I am running my application on other machines(client) I am not able to read the files(*.csv). It is throwing FileNotFoundException.
How should I read the file from client machine. Can MIME be helpful in this regard.

[r035198x]

Hi,
I am using jsp and servlets in my application. In this application I am reading contents of *.csv files and uploading them to database.
Now this thing is working fine when I am running my application on single machine(sever and client). But when I am running my application on other machines(client) I am not able to read the files(*.csv). It is throwing FileNotFoundException.
How should I read the file from client machine. Can MIME be helpful in this regard.

How are you specifying the path then?

[madhoriya22]

How are you specifying the path then?

Hi,
Right now in my jsp page I have put this ..

 
<input type="file" name="CSVFilePath" />
 

I am getting the path from this file select option ..

 
String path = request.getParameter("CSVFilePath");
 

and passing it to the function...

 
boolean b = defectDetailDAO.uploadCSVfileIntoDataTable(filePath)
 

But doing same thing from client machine it is throwing FileNotFoundException.

[Nepomuk]

Hi,
Right now in my jsp page I have put this ..

 
<input type="file" name="CSVFilePath" />
 

I am getting the path from this file select option ..

 
String path = request.getParameter("CSVFilePath");
 

and passing it to the function...

 
boolean b = defectDetailDAO.uploadCSVfileIntoDataTable(filePath)
 

But doing same thing from client machine it is throwing FileNotFoundException.

Is that CSV file on the client or the server? Cause, if it's on the client, that's probably the problem, as JSP is server based and will therefore look for the file on the server.

Greetings,
Nepomuk

[madhoriya22]

Is that CSV file on the client or the server? Cause, if it's on the client, that's probably the problem, as JSP is server based and will therefore look for the file on the server.

Greetings,
Nepomuk

Hi,
CSV file I am selecting from the client machine .

[Nepomuk]

Hi,
CSV file I am selecting from the client machine .

In that case I guess you'll have to upload it to the server first. The server probably won't be able to find it, because it's searching for a local file, while the file you want isn't local.

Greetings,
Nepomuk

[madhoriya22]

In that case I guess you'll have to upload it to the server first. The server probably won't be able to find it, because it's searching for a local file, while the file you want isn't local.

Greetings,
Nepomuk

Hi,
Any Idea how to do that ? Just starting point :)

[Nepomuk]

Hi,
Any Idea how to do that ? Just starting point :)

I don't think it's a good idea (if possible) to upload it with Java, but there are alternatives... By searching the forum, I found this. ^^

Greetings,
Nepomuk

[madhoriya22]

I don't think it's a good idea (if possible) to upload it with Java, but there are alternatives... By searching the forum, I found this. ^^

Greetings,
Nepomuk

Hi,
I am not using JavaScript/Ajax. I have to done it in java.
Any help :(

[Nepomuk]

Hi,
I am not using JavaScript/Ajax. I have to done it in java.
Any help :(

Can't you just have a little bit of JavaScript/Ajax for that task in the page, which also loads the JSP? Otherwise I guess you have a problem, as the only way with Java I can think of is by having the user install a piece of software on the client. THEN you could work with sockets. However, very few people would want to do that.

Greetings,
Nepomuk