Get filesize and filename of uploaded file

Question

Hello -
I am somewhat of a newbie and am need of some assistance.  I am using ADT to upload a file and save to a database along with its filename and filesize.  The file uploads fine, but the filename and size are not being recorded in the database. Other fields that are part of the upload form save to the dB fine.
Here's the basic code:
// Add columns
$ins_UserBackgroundPapers->addColumn("FileContainer", "FILE_TYPE", "FILES", "FileContainer");
$ins_UserBackgroundPapers->addColumn("FileName", "STRING_TYPE", "POST", "FileName");
$ins_UserBackgroundPapers->addColumn("FileSize", "STRING_TYPE", "POST", "FileSize");
<form name="form1" method="POST" id="form1" action="<?php echo $editFormAction; ?>" enctype="multipart/form-data">
     <input type="file" name="FileContainer" id="FileContainer" size="32" />
     <input name="FileName" id="FileName"  type="hidden" value="<?php echo $HTTP_POST_FILES['FileContainer']['name']?>" />
     <input name="FileSize" id="FileSize" type="hidden" value="<?php $HTTP_POST_FILES['FileContainer']['size'];?>" />
     <input class="submit" type="submit" name="KT_Insert1" id="KT_Insert1" value=";Upload"/>
</form>
I've also tried using $_FILES["FileContainer"]["name/size"] with no luck.
Any help would be much appreciated. I'm desperate!
Thanks.

Answer 1

I think the main issue is that the file name does - unlike expected - not get stored in the FileContainer column, but I don´t have any idea why this happens without seeing the complete code of the page in question.
In regards to retrieving the file size:
Those hidden fields you´re trying to make use of:
     <input name="FileName" id="FileName"  type="hidden" value="<?php echo $HTTP_POST_FILES['FileContainer']['name']?>" />
     <input name="FileSize" id="FileSize" type="hidden" value="<?php $HTTP_POST_FILES['FileContainer']['size'];?>" />
...can´t capture the additional info you want, because the very moment the form data gets submitted, the file itself has not neccesarily been uploaded yet, in particular when ADDT´s File Upload trigger has been set to AFTER -- and it´s important to consider that the $HTTP_POST_FILES[] values are assigned at the server side and not by the browser anyway.
However, additional information such as the size of an uploaded file doesn´t need to be stored anyway, because such information is easily retrievable by using the PHP function "filesize": http://de.php.net/filesize
Cheers,
Günter
P.S: $HTTP_POST_FILES[] is deprecated since PHP version 4.1.0 -- better use $_FILES instead: http://us3.php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.files.php