11.3 File Upload Extension

Since upgrading to 11.3 we're unable to install the file upload extension for firefox (ESR 24.5) on OS X (tried 10.8 and 10.9 - the extension works fine in win7). The link "Install the Novell File Upload extension to upload directories" is there but clicking doesn't do anything. It was working under 11.2.4, but hasn't worked since we upgraded to 11.3. Has anyone else run into this and found a solution?

On 30/05/2014 13:41, Shaun Pond wrote:
> the file upload extension never was supported on Macs - are you sure it
> used to work?
Whilst I think you're correct the documentation needs updating since it
currently implies that whilst IE is supported on Windows (well duh!) and
Firefox 26.0 and 27.0 on Windows and Linux, Firefox ESR 17.0 and 24.0
are supported on all platforms due to absence of Windows and/or Linux
qualifiers.
From
https://www.novell.com/documentation...uirements.html
--begin--
The following web browsers are supported:
* Internet Explorer 8 (32-bit only) on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows
Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2
* Internet Explorer 9 (32-bit only) on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows
Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2
* Internet Explorer 10 (32-bit only) on Windows Vista, Windows 7,
Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server
2008 R2, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012
IMPORTANT:
* Internet Explorer versions prior to version 8 are not supported.
* Internet Explorer 11 is not supported; there are a few known issues
related to the support of this version of Internet Explorer in ZENworks.
* Firefox ESR version 17.0 and 24.0
* Firefox version 26.0 and 27.0 (including any patches) on Windows and
Linux devices
---end---
I'll report it (along with missing CSS formatting and some broken links
I just found).
HTH.
Simon
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Melnikok,
check to see if the file is signed - it should be (mine is, for
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> Can anyone recommend a good File Upload utility that
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15 seconds to
> execute a script.
>
> My concern is that this just isn't going to be possible
on a shared server
> because if someone wants to upload a 3MB image then
it's, naturally, going
> to take more than 15 seconds.
>
> Would appreciate any advice, thanks.
>
> Regards
> Nath.
>

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by Adobe some time ago as it turns out.
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offering any support for the Interakt products and no-one is
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even looking at, their forums.
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Hi Joris,
Is the Adobe Dreamweaver Developer Toolkit included with
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I'm using Dreamweaver 8.0.2 at the moment, but I would
upgrade to CS3 if it
included the Developer Toolkit. If not, it would appear that
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$299 for it, although I'm in the UK, so it'll probably be
double that! :o(
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'Make a transaction dispatcher instance
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%>
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uploadObj.Init tNG
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uploadObj.setDbFieldName "imageone"
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uploadObj.setMaxSize 1000
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uploadObj.setRename "auto"
Set Trigger_FileUpload = uploadObj.Execute()
End Function
'end Trigger_FileUpload trigger
%>
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Session("rowIDsess")
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vastly different to what you've got?
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problem with
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ONE reply. I
won't be back.
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> Some of the interakt products are now sold as Adobe
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> Toolkit,
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to upload in
> Firefox on Mac and Windows.
>
> I have good experiences with DMXZone support, why are
you suggesting
> they're not providing support?

Upload extension and TID 7007866

I am running ZCM 10.3.3. Attempting to upload an executable. Zenworks
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available. Click here to upgrade". I found TID 7007866 and followed
the directions, but now I get this error:
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https://zenworks.msktd.com/zenworks/...euploadext.xpi
because: Signing could not be verified.
-260"
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On 8/2/2011 5:00 PM, KeN Etter wrote:
> I am running ZCM 10.3.3. Attempting to upload an executable. Zenworks
> always displays "A newer version of Novell File Upload extension is
> available. Click here to upgrade". I found TID 7007866 and followed
> the directions, but now I get this error:
>
> "Firefox could not install the file at
> https://zenworks.msktd.com/zenworks/...euploadext.xpi
> because: Signing could not be verified.
> -260"
>
> How do I get this to work?
>
> Regards,
> Ken Etter
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Rename file extension during a file upload ??

I need to rename the extension of a file at some point during the file upload. I am not sure where to do this at.
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int maxPostSize) throws IOException {
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public Enumeration getParameterNames() {
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// Strings. It returns an empty Enumeration if there are no uploaded
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if (values == null || values.size() == 0) {
return null;
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return null;
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String type2 = req.getContentType();
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type = type2;
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if (type == null ||
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throw new IOException("Posted content type isn't multipart/form-data");
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existingValues = new Vector();
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rnflag = false;
// Write the buffer, postpone any ending \r\n
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bbuf[result - 2] == '\r' &&
bbuf[result - 1] == '\n') {
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rnflag = true; // make a note to write them on the next iteration
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out.flush();
out.close();
// Extracts and returns the boundary token from a line.
private String extractBoundary(String line) {
// Use lastIndexOf() because IE 4.01 on Win98 has been known to send the
// "boundary=" string multiple times. Thanks to David Wall for this fix.
int index = line.lastIndexOf("boundary=");
if (index == -1) {
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// The real boundary is always preceeded by an extra "--"
boundary = "--" + boundary;
return boundary;
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// with elements: disposition, name, filename. Throws an IOException
// if the line is malformatted.
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int end = line.indexOf(";");
if (start == -1 || end == -1) {
throw new IOException("Content disposition corrupt: " + origline);
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if (!disposition.equals("form-data")) {
throw new IOException("Invalid content disposition: " + disposition);
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start = line.indexOf("name=\"", end); // start at last semicolon
end = line.indexOf("\"", start + 7); // skip name=\"
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throw new IOException("Content disposition corrupt: " + origline);
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start = line.indexOf("filename=\"", end + 2); // start after name
end = line.indexOf("\"", start + 10); // skip filename=\"
if (start != -1 && end != -1) { // note the !=
filename = origline.substring(start + 10, end);
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int slash =
Math.max(filename.lastIndexOf('/'), filename.lastIndexOf('\\'));
if (slash > -1) {
filename = filename.substring(slash + 1); // past last slash
if (filename.equals("")) filename = NO_FILE; // sanity check
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retval[0] = disposition;
retval[1] = name;
retval[2] = filename;
return retval;
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// line was empty. Throws an IOException if the line is malformatted.
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String contentType = null;
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String origline = line;
line = origline.toLowerCase();
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if (line.startsWith("content-type")) {
int start = line.indexOf(" ");
if (start == -1) {
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throw new IOException("Malformed line after disposition: " + origline);
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// of stream.
public String readLine() throws IOException {
StringBuffer sbuf = new StringBuffer();
int result;
String line;
do {
result = this.readLine(buf, 0, buf.length); // this.readLine() does +=
if (result != -1) {
sbuf.append(new String(buf, 0, result, "ISO-8859-1"));
} while (result == buf.length); // loop only if the buffer was filled
if (sbuf.length() == 0) {
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// Content-Length limit has been reached.
public int readLine(byte b[], int off, int len) throws IOException {
if (totalRead >= totalExpected) {
return -1;
else {
if (len > (totalExpected - totalRead)) {
len = totalExpected - totalRead; // keep from reading off end
int result = in.readLine(b, off, len);
if (result > 0) {
totalRead += result;
return result;
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// Optimized for speed more than readability
class MacBinaryDecoderOutputStream extends FilterOutputStream {
int bytesFiltered = 0;
int dataForkLength = 0;
public MacBinaryDecoderOutputStream(OutputStream out) {
super(out);
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// Check <= 86 first to short circuit early in the common case
if (bytesFiltered <= 86 && bytesFiltered >= 83) {
int leftShift = (86 - bytesFiltered) * 8;
dataForkLength = dataForkLength | (b & 0xff) << leftShift;
// Bytes 128 up to (128 + dataForkLength - 1) are the data fork
else if (bytesFiltered < (128 + dataForkLength) && bytesFiltered >= 128) {
out.write(b);
bytesFiltered++;
public void write(byte b[]) throws IOException {
write(b, 0, b.length);
public void write(byte b[], int off, int len) throws IOException {
// If the write is for content past the end of the data fork, ignore
if (bytesFiltered >= (128 + dataForkLength)) {
bytesFiltered += len;
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(bytesFiltered + len) <= (128 + dataForkLength)) {
out.write(b, off, len);
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I am also need to rename a file and extension while uploadinf the file to the server. The oreilly example seems only save as the same file name and ext. I wonder if you have the ability chANGE OIT OR NOT. pLEASE LET ME KNOW
thanks
kansen

Need to upload the excel file having extension .XLSX

Hello,
I am not able to upload the excel file having extension .XLSX But i can upload the excel file having extension .XLS .
Please Guide me what are the changes i need to do... for uploading the excel file".XLSX".
Thanks.

Hi,
What issue you are facing? Refer this document: Upload/Read .xlsx file in SAP Web Dynpro . You need to on Netweaver 712 to use the classes mentioned in this document.
Regards,
Kiran

How to configure file upload restriction by file extension?

Hi All,
I want to know if its possible to restrict the file upload for any file extensions in CM Repositories. For example, I want that the users can not upload .avi files. Can I configure that restriction?
Regards and Thanks,
Arnau Rovira

Hi,
> How can I create a repository service?
> It's like a web service?
No. A repository service is a standard pluggable service within the KM framework. Search for "repository service" on SDN for further details.
> can I copy the upload command
> from the actual repository service
The upload command is the upload command is the upload command. It is not bound to any repository service.
Yes, you can try to extract all implementation classes for the actual upload command and create a new one under a new namespace and modify the interesting parts after decompilation. But be warned: Your questions signal that you are a beginner in the KM framework, and the things described so far are more in the direction "hardcore development"...
Hope it helps nevertheless
Detlev

Threading problem during File Upload with Apache faces upload tag

First I am going to tell you "My Understanding of how JSF Apache Upload works, Correct me if i am wrong".
1) Restores View (to show Input box and Browse button to facilitate users to select a file for upload)
2) Translates Request Parameters to Component Values (Creates equivalent components to update them with request values).
3) Validates Input(Checks to see whether the User has input the correct file)
4) Updates Backing Bean or Model to reflect the values.
5) Renders response to user.
I am uploading huge files of sizes 400MB and above with the help of JSF apache extensions tag
<h:form id="uploadForm" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<x:inputFileUpload style="height:20px;" id="upload" value="#{backingbean.fileContents}" storage="file" size="50" />
</h:form>
In the backing bean
private UploadedFile fileContents;
     public UploadedFile getFileContents() {
          return fileContents;
     public void setFileContents(UploadedFile fileContents) {
          System.out.println("File being uploaded...");
          this.fileContents = fileContents;
Since, the file size is so huge, I am using temp folder to use for the apache tag instead of memory.
In web.xml i am using like this
<filter>
<filter-name>ExtensionsFilter</filter-name>
<filter-class>org.apache.myfaces.component.html.util.ExtensionsFilter</filter-class>
<init-param>
<param-name>uploadMaxFileSize</param-name>
<param-value>600m</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>uploadThresholdSize</param-name>
<param-value>10m</param-value>
</init-param>
     <init-param>
<param-name>uploadRepositoryPath</param-name>
<param-value>/uploadfolder/</param-value>
</init-param>
</filter>
<filter-mapping>
<filter-name>ExtensionsFilter</filter-name>
<servlet-name>Faces Servlet</servlet-name>
</filter-mapping>
The upload process is working perfectly fine.
Now coming to the problem:
Suppose one user is logging into the application & uploading say 400MB of files.
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Server used: IBM Application Server V6.0. CPU is normal, memory usage is normal.

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i am also trying to upload using the common file upload.
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I upload webcomic image files to multiple sites every day--the same file to multiple sites--through the "File Upload" window that comes up in Firefox when you click on a site's "Browse..." file request field.
In Firefox 3 (under Windows XP), when I used Firefox's "File Upload" window to upload files, the "File Upload" window would come up showing the last directory from which I'd uploaded anything to ANY site.
In Firefox 4, on the other hand, the "File Upload" window comes up showing the last directory from which I last uploaded to that specific domain.
I'd like to know if there's an about:config setting--I couldn't find one when searching for "file," "upload," or "dir"--to revert to the Firefox 3 behavior. The reason is that now in Firefox 4, because I typically upload two files to four different web sites per day--one file to all four sites, then later in the day, a second file to all four sites--I have to switch from the first upload directory to the second upload directory in each of the four "File Upload" windows for the second file, whereas in Firefox 3 I only had to do that once. Here's how it used to go:
In Firefox 3:
# "File Upload" for file 1 at smbhax.com: have to browse to the local directory where the file is located, since it's a different location than file 2 from the previous day.
# "File Upload" for file 1 at drunkduck.com: desired local directory is already selected.
# "File Upload" for file 1 at smackjeeves.com: desired local directory is already selected.
# "File Upload" for file 1 at comicfury.com: desired local directory is already selected.
# "File Upload" for file 2 at smbhax.com: have to browse to the local directory where the file is located, since it's a different directory than file 1.
# "File Upload" for file 2 at drunkduck.com: desired local directory is already selected.
# "File Upload" for file 2 at smackjeeves.com: desired local directory is already selected.
# "File Upload" for file 2 at comicfury.com: desired local directory is already selected.
and here's how it goes under Firefox 4:
# "File Upload" for file 1 at smbhax.com: have to browse to the local directory where the file is located, since it's a different location than file 2 from the previous day.
# "File Upload" for file 1 at drunkduck.com: have to browse to the local directory where the file is located, since it's a different location than file 2 from the previous day.
# "File Upload" for file 1 at smackjeeves.com: have to browse to the local directory where the file is located, since it's a different location than file 2 from the previous day.
# "File Upload" for file 1 at comicfury.com: have to browse to the local directory where the file is located, since it's a different location than file 2 from the previous day.
# "File Upload" for file 2 at smbhax.com: have to browse to the local directory where the file is located, since it's a different directory than file 1.
# "File Upload" for file 2 at drunkduck.com: have to browse to the local directory where the file is located, since it's a different directory than file 1.
# "File Upload" for file 2 at smackjeeves.com: have to browse to the local directory where the file is located, since it's a different directory than file 1.
# "File Upload" for file 2 at comicfury.com: have to browse to the local directory where the file is located, since it's a different directory than file 1.
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You can use the Remember Password bookmarklet: <br />
https://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/forms.html#remember_password <br /> ''Has worked for me when I have needed it to save a password on a web site that used autocomplete=off.'' As far as the Bug that '''cor-el''' linked, I can't remember ever running across a website that did it like that.
Or, you can use the Saved Password Editor extension, which includes a means of manually adding Username/Passwords to Firefox. <br />
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60265

I get a file upload popup when composing an email using Godaddy webmail. How can I prevent this from happening?

When I try to compose an email from Godaddy's webmail in the Firefox browser. My steps are as follows:
-Open Firefox.
-Log in to Godaddy webmail.
-I hit the compose button.
-New window pops up. This is the window that I would compose an email in.
- Right after the compose window loads, I get another window that pops up. This window says "File Upload" in the upper left corner.
If I exit that window I can then compose my email, and life is good until I want to compose another email. Then the problem repeats. I have contacted Godaddy support and the problem is not on their end. Also the problem DOES NOT happen when using another browser (Internet Explorer).

The Reset Firefox feature can fix many issues by restoring Firefox to its factory default state while saving your essential information.
Note: ''This will cause you to lose any Extensions, Open websites, and some Preferences.''
To Reset Firefox do the following:
#Go to Firefox > Help > Troubleshooting Information.
#Click the "Reset Firefox" button.
#Firefox will close and reset. After Firefox is done, it will show a window with the information that is imported. Click Finish.
#Firefox will open with all factory defaults applied.
Further information can be found in the [[Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems]] article.
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hello there
I'm trying to use file upload component in one of my portlets. I searched a lot about a working component to be used in portlets since the standard one that comes with JSC doesn't work in portlets. I managed to get commons file upload and tomahawk to run in my portlet, but when I choose a file and try to get selected file's details it throughs a NullPointerException reporting that the file object is null.
so please can anyone guide me to a working portlet example, I tried to find one but I couldn't. if that's hard to find, what should I do ?
thank you in advance

I added file upload component in JSF from portlets in Sun Java Portal server.
Take a look...
portlet.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<portlet-app xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/portlet/portlet-app_1_0.xsd"
version="1.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/portlet/portlet-app_1_0.xsd http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/portlet/portlet-app_1_0.xsd">
<portlet>
<description>SFTB Anonymous Mail Portlet</description>
<portlet-name>SFTBAnonymousMailPortlet</portlet-name>
<display-name>SFTBAnonymousMailPortlet</display-name>
<portlet-class>org.apache.portals.bridges.portletfilter.FilterPortlet</portlet-class>
<init-param>
<name>portlet-class</name>
<value>com.sun.faces.portlet.FacesPortlet</value>
</init-param>

<init-param>
<name>portlet-filters</name>
<value>jp.sf.pal.tomahawk.filter.ExtensionsPortletFilter</value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<description>Portlet init page</description>
<name>com.sun.faces.portlet.INIT_VIEW</name>
<value>/jsp/index.jsp</value>
</init-param>
<supports>
<mime-type>text/html</mime-type>
<portlet-mode>VIEW</portlet-mode>
<portlet-mode>EDIT</portlet-mode>
<portlet-mode>HELP</portlet-mode>
</supports>
<portlet-info>
<title>Отправка предложений</title>
<short-title>Отправка предложений</short-title>
</portlet-info>
</portlet>
</portlet-app>
web.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE web-app PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.3//EN" "http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-app_2_3.dtd">
<web-app>
<display-name>SFTBAnonymousMailComment</display-name>
<context-param>
<param-name>javax.faces.STATE_SAVING_METHOD</param-name>
<param-value>server</param-value>
</context-param>
<context-param>
<param-name>javax.faces.CONFIG_FILES</param-name>
<param-value>/WEB-INF/faces-config.xml</param-value>
</context-param>

<filter>
<filter-name>ExtensionsFilter</filter-name>
<filter-class>org.apache.myfaces.webapp.filter.ExtensionsFilter</filter-class>
<init-param>
<param-name>uploadMaxFileSize</param-name>
<param-value>10m</param-value>
<description>Set the size limit for uploaded files.
Format: 10 - 10 bytes
10k - 10 KB
10m - 10 MB
1g - 1 GB
</description>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>uploadThresholdSize</param-name>
<param-value>100k</param-value>
<description>Set the threshold size - files
below this limit are stored in memory, files above
this limit are stored on disk.
Format: 10 - 10 bytes
10k - 10 KB
10m - 10 MB
1g - 1 GB
</description>
</init-param>
</filter>
<filter-mapping>
<filter-name>ExtensionsFilter</filter-name>
<servlet-name>FacesServlet</servlet-name>
</filter-mapping>
<servlet>
<servlet-name>FacesServlet</servlet-name>
<servlet-class>javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet</servlet-class>
<load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>
</servlet>
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>FacesServlet</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>*.faces</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>
</web-app>
Files in WEB-INF/lib
commons-beanutils-1.7.0.jar
commons-collections-3.2.jar
commons-digester-1.8.jar
commons-fileupload-1.2.1.jar
commons-io-1.2.jar
commons-logging-1.1.1.jar
faces-response-filter-0.2.jar
jsf-api-1.1_02.jar
jsf-impl-1.1_02.jar
jsf-portlet-1.1.5.jar
jstl-1.1.0-D13.jar
log4j-1.2.9.jar
portals-bridges-portletfilter-1.0.jar
standard-1.1.0-D13.jar
tomahawk-1.1.6.jar
tomahawk-bridge-0.9.1.jar
Files tomahawk-bridge-0.9.1.jar, faces-response-filter-0.2.jar may be found there http://sourceforge.jp/projects/pal/
In JSF beans I'm using org.apache.myfaces.custom.fileupload.UploadedFile
Hope this helps.
Bests,
Alex Magdenko

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