InputFile Component: Change Appearance

Is there anyway to modify the InputFile Component? I want to remove the input text field that displays the file path, but keep the same functionality. Is this possible?
Thanks,
Tim

Hi,
no you can't. What you can try though, use Firebug to identify the ID or assigned style class of this file. Then add CSS to the page that hides the input field. My expectation is though that the upload button goes away too.
Frank

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Problem while displaying popup message while using inputfile component

Hi
I am using JDEV 11.1.1.2.0, using ADF i developed and application
in my page i have a input file component, from which i am taking a csv file and reading it through valuechangeevent of inputfile component. I have used myfaces.trinidad-UploadedFile to get the selected file and read it using inputstream.
I have put some validation check (validation check is done while reading the file using valuechangeevent of the inputfile component), while reading the file and incase i receive any error (validation mismatch), the reading of file stops ... and before doing that i used to display error message using below method:-
public String ValidationCheck(String attrname, String attrvalue, int rownumber) {
String msg="Validation error found in "+attrname+" with value "+attrvalue+" of row "+rownumber+" in the file. Please correct the file and retry/";
FacesContext ctx = getFacesContext();
FacesMessage fm = new FacesMessage(FacesMessage.SEVERITY_ERROR, msg, "");
ctx.addMessage(null,fm);
return null;
i have used the same method to display message in other places where its showing correctly but fails in inputfile component.
Please help me out how can display messages from inputfile component??
Thanks
Sudeep
Edited by: SKD on Feb 21, 2012 12:02 PM
Edited by: SKD on Feb 21, 2012 4:08 PM
Edited by: SKD on Feb 21, 2012 4:11 PM

It works fine for me (albeit on 11.1.2.1). Here is my complete test case:
FileUploadTest.jspx:
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<f:view xmlns:f="http://java.sun.com/jsf/core" xmlns:af="http://xmlns.oracle.com/adf/faces/rich">
<af:document title="FileUploadTest.jsf" id="d1">
    <af:form id="f1" usesUpload="true">
      <af:inputFile label="Label 1" id="if1" valueChangeListener="#{TestBean.vcl}"/>
      <af:commandButton text="commandButton 1" id="cb1"/>
    </af:form>
    <af:messages id="m1"/>
</af:document>
</f:view>TestBean.java:
package view;
import javax.faces.application.FacesMessage;
import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
import javax.faces.event.ValueChangeEvent;
import oracle.adf.share.logging.ADFLogger;
public class TestBean
private static final ADFLogger _LOG = ADFLogger.createADFLogger("view.TestBean");
public TestBean()
public void vcl(ValueChangeEvent valueChangeEvent)
    _LOG.severe("in the value change event");
    FacesContext ctx = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
    FacesMessage fm = new FacesMessage(FacesMessage.SEVERITY_ERROR, "This is a message", "Message");
    ctx.addMessage(null, fm);
}adfc-config.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252" ?>
<adfc-config xmlns="http://xmlns.oracle.com/adf/controller" version="1.2">
<managed-bean id="__1">
    <managed-bean-name>TestBean</managed-bean-name>
    <managed-bean-class>view.TestBean</managed-bean-class>
    <managed-bean-scope>request</managed-bean-scope>
</managed-bean>
</adfc-config>John

Getting null value for inputfile component in the popup

Hi,
My requirement is when i select the selectBooleanCheckBox a popup has to be rendered and with in that popup i have to display the inputfile component when i browse it should read the appropriate file.
But i am getting null from the input file component.
I written the code like this:-
1.First i have written a value change listener for the selectBoolenCheckBox.
2.I am rendering the popup from the valueChageEvent.
3.And i written the dialogListener for the Dialog in the popup.
and the code for the Dilog listener is:--
public void readingInputFile(DialogEvent dialogEvent) {
inputFile1.getValue();
//it is giving null value.
thanks in advance.
From
Srikanth.V

thanks for giving suggestion.
but i am not able to understand what meant by multipart in dialog page.
Actually,The code i written was:--
1. for selectBooleanCheckBox i written value chage listener
onChangeValue(ValueChageEvent valueChageEvent){
// in this i call the method to raise popup;
risePopUp();
2.The popup structure has follows:-
af:form --> af:popup ---> af:dialog --->af:inputfile
for this dialog i have written dilogListener:
getInputFile(DialogEvent dialogEvent){
//giving null for the inputFile,getValue();
for this dialog i don't have any multipart property
From,

Default File Types in inputFile Component

This is a two part question in regards to some usability issues with the inputFile component. First, I'm using the inputFile component to upload files; however I need to be able to default the allowed (or rather default) file types in the Browse window. Is there any way to do this?
If not, is there any way to manually create inputFile type logic? For example, could we use our own inputText field and commandButton to upload a file? I'm not sure this is possible with the inputText field being a String and the inputFile being an UploadedFile type.... I've seen the same question asked in a thread that asks about creating a style and translating the text for the Browse button, but no one had answered it at the time of this post.

.. playing around with this options it appears that browsers tend to ignore the accept attribute...
"The HTML 4.01 specification defines an accept attribute for use with input type="file" as follows:
which explaind by that the accept attribute only is a recommendation that browser vendors may or may not implement:
"This attribute specifies a comma-separated list of content types that a server processing this form will handle correctly. User agents may use this information to filter out non-conforming files when prompting a user to select files to be sent to the server.
Thus you could specify, for example, accept="image/gif,image/jpeg", if you are willing to get image files in GIF or JPEG format only. Browsers might use this information to set up the Browse menu so that only such files are selectable, at least initially"
[http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/file.html]
Frank

Issue with Getting the file path from InputFile component

Hi,
One of our requirement is like below:
I am working on ADF 11g (latest release R1) page. User will select the file and when he/she clicks on the Save button we need to store the file path in the database.
In the database file_path is varchar2(300). We need to store just the file path. I am using InputFile component but filepath is not getting inserted.
This is really urgent. It would be really appreciate if anyone can guide me on this.
Thanks
MC

Hi Mahesh,
I have manage to store the file path from the InputFile component in Jdev 11g. I found the file upload script from this forum and manage to alter it so that i could save the file path to the database. But my problem is to retrieve it back to view as a document. Hope this will help you :)
This is an example of what I have manage to save to my DB :
(CLOB) //192.168.238.53/c$/Research/Docs/0906160744/EyeCandyLog.txt
In my form, I save the file path first before I update the other fields. My code is something like this :
public void uploadFile(ValueChangeEvent valueChangeEvent) {
// Add event code here...
InputStream in;
FileOutputStream out;
if(tanda == 0){
try {
// final Context context = getInitialContext();
RS01Proposal rS01Proposal = (RS01Proposal)new InitialContext().lookup("Phase2-RS01Proposal#sr.model.RS01Proposal");
id = rS01Proposal.dptProposalid();
tanda = tanda + 1;
System.out.println("tanda"+ tanda);
} catch (Exception ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
System.out.println("id"+id);
proposal = id.substring(6);
System.out.println("proposal"+proposal);
UploadedFile file = (UploadedFile)valueChangeEvent.getNewValue();
String fileUploadLoc = "//192.168.238.53/c$/Research/Docs/"+id+"/";//The place where file will saved
//create upload directory
boolean exists = (new File(fileUploadLoc)).exists();
if (!exists) {
(new File(fileUploadLoc)).mkdirs();
if (file != null && file.getLength() > 0) {
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FacesMessage message =
new FacesMessage("File Uploaded " + file.getFilename() +
" (" + file.getLength() + " bytes)");
*// extracting the file message to get the path*
context.addMessage(valueChangeEvent.getComponent().getClientId(context), message);
columnL = valueChangeEvent.getComponent().getClientId(context);
column = columnL.substring(9);
System.out.println(column);
columnLengkap = "RS01"+column.toUpperCase();
System.out.println("columnLengkap"+columnLengkap);
*try {*
out = new FileOutputStream(fileUploadLoc + "" + file.getFilename());
in = file.getInputStream();
*for (int bytes = 0; bytes < file.getLength(); bytes++) {*
out.write(in.read());
in.close();
out.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} else {
String filename = file != null ? file.getFilename() : null;
String byteLength = file != null ? "" + file.getLength() : "0";
FacesContext context = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
FacesMessage message =
new FacesMessage(FacesMessage.SEVERITY_WARN, " " + " " +
filename + " (" + byteLength + " bytes)",
null);
context.addMessage(valueChangeEvent.getComponent().getClientId(context),
message);
System.out.println(fileUploadLoc+file.getFilename());
a = fileUploadLoc+file.getFilename();
b = b + 1;
if (flagInsert == 0){
try {
// final Context context = getInitialContext();
RS01Proposal rS01Proposal = (RS01Proposal)new InitialContext().lookup("Phase2-RS01Proposal#sr.model.RS01Proposal");
rS01Proposal.insertDoc(id,proposal,columnLengkap,a);
flagInsert = flagInsert + 1;
System.out.println("tanda"+ tanda);
//session
ProposalSession.storeCurrentProposalId(id);
} catch (Exception ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}else{
// update proses
try {
// final Context context = getInitialContext();
RS01Proposal rS01Proposal = (RS01Proposal)new InitialContext().lookup("Phase2-RS01Proposal#sr.model.RS01Proposal");
rS01Proposal.updateDoc(id,proposal,columnLengkap,a);
flagInsert = flagInsert + 1;
//session
ProposalSession.storeCurrentProposalId(id);
System.out.println("tanda"+ tanda);
} catch (Exception ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}

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.... I use JDeveloper Version 11.1.1.0.1 .........
I use af:inputFile component for Uploading files In this component I use valueChangListener for uploading file It work properly.
But some times does not work properly as :
1- I drage af:inputFile component in my page and I binding the valueChangeListener with my Back bean.
2- I drag a command button.
3- after I select my file I press the command button.
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Using RoboHelp 9 trial on Windows 7 x64.
The issue:
When displaying external web pages in an AIRHelp Application the page displays correctly for
about 2 seconds and then suddenly jumps to some different styles on some elements.
This makes some of the text change size and become justified full (instead of aligned left).
Obviously this makes the pages look broken.
Example Before (on page load it looks correct for about 2 seconds)
Example After (after about 2 seconds the style jumps to justified and a bit larger)
You can see in this example that it has affected both the heading and the body text
(which are now justified and larger).
I used the Application Help template for this test project.
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Found no "justified" in the default CSS file.
It happens on multiple completely different website links.
Does not happen on all websites.
Above example link for testing (http://blog.nooku.org)
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Thanks for taking a look at this.
The issue is not with the RSS feed(s).
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This blog link shows the bigger and justified issue.
http://blog.nooku.org
Same here
http://www.nooku.org
Assembla.com - appears only the body text gets bigger (but not justified)
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http://blog.bedre.no/nooku/
GNU.org - all text gets smaller
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/quick-guide-gplv3.html
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The feature which most draws me to RH9 AIRHelp does not seem to be working correctly.
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Af:inputFile component does not function

Hi,
I have tried to use <af:inputFile > component in my project, and put the component in a <af:form usesUpload="true"> tag, but couldn't manage to make it work. What could be the reason? Any suggestions???
It will be highly appriciated if anyone could help..

The MyFaces Extensions Filter breaks the af:inputFile component, among other things. After reading http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg19379.html I tried removing the filter from the web.xml, and af:inputFile is working now.
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Hi,
i have the problem that i upload a file with the help of th af:inputfile component and write it to DB with own SQL.
Everything works fine but the component remembers the upload of the file the next time i want to upload something - it only shows the possibility to "update" the preuploaded file. But i want to upload the next one and i don't find a command to "reset" the state of this component - is there a way to set the component to "browse" again?
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Thanks for help!

Make sure that you close the call file.dispos(); on the UploadFile you use to read the stream. If you have bind the af:inputFile to a bean you should also set it to null after the blob is uploaded.
UploadedFile file = ....
file.dispose();This should clear the filename and make the upload available for the next file.
Timo

BOM Component changes when changes done in VC

Hi All,
When ever we are changing the characteristic values in Variant configuration, it result the component changes in the BOM.
Please any body let us know how to find the what are the component changes in the BOM when we change any characteristic value in VC. Is there any FM or it will store in any table?
Regards,
Vasu.

Sure Vasu,
Find explanation on this as below :
BOM components are selected by making use of a special type of dependency called SELCETION CONDITIONS.
If you want to find which BOM components will be selected on selecting which characteristic value, then follow the below given procedure :
1. goto T.Code CS03.
2.enter BOM header name , plant etc. and press enter.
3. now you are in inside BOM.
4. Select any BOM component for which you want to check when will it be selected during configuration.
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InputFile Component remembers last uploaded file

Hi
JDeveloper 11.1.1.5
I have a file upload button in my page.
File upload is working fine, but the InputFile component seems to remember the last file uploaded what so ever.
It just shows the file name but actually does not have the file associated with the component for the second time.
For simplicity, I want the component to show a blank field always.
So before showing the popup, I am trying to reset the InputFile component with the following code.
But it still shows the read only file name.
Page code ..
<af:inputFile label="Select CSV File" id="if1" value="#{pageFlowScope.workbookHelper.uploadedFile}" binding="#{pageFlowScope.workbookHelper.uploadedFileHandle}"/>
Bean code ..
private RichInputFile uploadedFileHandle;
private UploadedFile uploadedFile;
public void showXPopup(ActionEvent actionEvent)
getUploadedFileHandle().resetValue(); // approach 1
setUploadedFile(null); // approach 2
UploadedFile file = getUploadedFile();
if(file != null)
file.dispose(); // approach 3
ADFUtils.invokePopup(getXPopup().getClientId(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance()));
Can you please tell me how to show blank input file component each time the component is shown in the popup?
Thanks for any help.
Sameer

Hi,
the input-file is in a af:popup, so did you try
<af:popup ...contentDelivery="lazyUncached"> ?
Another thing, for showing and hiding the framework support a direct api:
public void showPopup(ActionEvent event)
   UIComponent source = (UIComponent) event.getSource();
   RichPopup popup = this.getPopup();
   RichPopup.PopupHints hints = new RichPopup.PopupHints();
   hints.add(RichPopup.PopupHints.HintTypes.HINT_ALIGN_ID, source)
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        .add(RichPopup.PopupHints.HintTypes.HINT_ALIGN, RichPopup.PopupHints.AlignTypes.ALIGN_AFTER_END);
   popup.show(hints);
}And binding a UI-Component to a scope like "pageFlowScope" is not a "best practise" ;)
Martin

InputFile component on Glassfish and ADF Essential

Hello,
Is the component af:inputFile working on Glassfish with ADF Essential?

Well, it's not really about inputFile component, but about the upload action behind. When user try to upload a file, the navigator ask him to refresh the whole page (firefox). The thing is that it works good on weblogic.
What we do when uploading a file is to read the file and to create a blob that we store in db.
Here the code of upload method in the managed bean :
public String upload() {
if(this.getFile()!=null){
try{
String type = this.getFile().getContentType();
String fileName = this.getFile().getFilename();
InputStream is = this.getFile().getInputStream();
BlobDomain newBlob = new BlobDomain();
OutputStream os = newBlob.getBinaryOutputStream();
byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
int length =0;
while ( (length =is.read(buffer)) != -1) {
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is.close();
os.flush();
os.close();
this.setBlobParam(newBlob);
this.setFileNameParam(fileName);
JSFUtil.executeOperation("#{bindings.insertNewBlob}");
this.setFile(null);
catch(Exception e){
System.out.println("exception in upload");
e.printStackTrace();
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