Multipart request is garbled in case of binary file (excel)

Hi,
I am having problem in uploading file in our portal application.
Setup:
We have a 10g portal server (10.1.0.4). Authentication is done using coreid.
We have a http apache server hosted on a different machine with webgate plugin protecting all the request. Coreid is hosted on a different machine. So we have three machines, one for http server, one for portal server and one for coreid. The request is SSL request.
When I submit a multipart request, I am not able to upload the file. When I printed the whole request in a file, I could see header of file item (which contains filename, content type etc.) is getting stripped off. Not only this, any html element above "file" element in the form is also stripped off. This happens only in case of binary file. Uploading text files works fine.
Above case is when I submit the request to http apache server.
Now if I submit the multipart request directly to portal server, file upload works fine, both for text and binary (excel).
What is different in these two cases:
In case of first case request is going thru http server and webgate. SSL is configured in http server, so request is SSL request.
In second case, submitting directly to portal server, the request is not over SSL.
Please help me solving this problem.
Help is greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Rana Biswas

Would like to add another thing, the problem is not limited to portal application. I created two simple jsps one form and another to receive the multipart request and deployed it in a separate application, which is NOT a portal application.
Same problem is there.
Regards,
Rana Biswas

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          FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(fileIn);
          int size = ((int) fileIn.length());
          bytes = new byte[size];
          byte[] aByte = new byte[1];
          int n = 0;
          for (int i = 0; size > i; i++ ) {
               charsRead = fis.read(aByte);
               bytes[n] = aByte[0];
     ++n;
/*          mick's original ***
          StringBuffer sBuffer = new StringBuffer();
          while (charsRead != -1) {
          charsRead = fr.read(BUFFER, 0, BUFFER_LEN);
          if( charsRead != -1 ) {
               sBuffer.append(BUFFER, 0, charsRead);
catch ( Exception e ) {
          bytes = new byte[1];
System.out.println("***** Exception xxx: " + e.toString());
// return sBuffer.toString();
     return bytes;
* Private statics
private static final String BOUNDARY = "BbC04y";
private static final int BUFFER_LEN = 4096;
private static byte[] BUFFER = new byte[BUFFER_LEN];
private static final String NEWLINE     = "\r\n";

Binary file transfert over socket : data corupted !

Hi everyone,
I am trying to transfert binary files over Socket (java.net) and I get corrupted data... I know the data I write in the Socket is ok and I wonder why I don't get it right at the end.
Does anyone know about it ?

Ok i have re-written it without the Packet class and it know works...
I give my code in case someone would be interested.
ENCODER :
public class Encoder {
     // the file to send
     private File file;
      * Constructor of the Encoder class
      * @param path the path to the file to send
     public Encoder(String path){
          this.file = new File(path);
          this.encodeFile();
      * This method contains the connection an file tranfert code
     private void encodeFile(){
          try {
               // opening file reading stream
               FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(this.file);
               // connection...
               Socket sock = new Socket("127.0.0.1", 5698);
               // opening an output stream
               BufferedOutputStream bos = new BufferedOutputStream(sock.getOutputStream(), 1024);
               // start time
               long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
               // setting up the buffer
               byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
               /* ---- File Transfert Loop ---- */
               // reading for the first time
               int read = fis.read(buffer);
               while (read > 0){
                    bos.write(buffer);
                    bos.flush();
                    read = fis.read(buffer);
               /* ----End Of File Transfert ---- */
               // end time
               long end = System.currentTimeMillis();
               // closing streams and connection
               fis.close();
               bos.close();
               sock.close();
               // display file transfert duration
               System.out.println("Completed in :" + (end - start) + " ms !");
          } catch (IOException e) {
               e.printStackTrace();
DECODER :
public class Decoder {
     private File destFile;
     public Decoder(String path){
          try {
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               this.destFile = new File(path);
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               // setting up connection server
               ServerSocket serv = new ServerSocket(5698);
               // accepting client connection request
               Socket sock = serv.accept();
               // setting up reading stream for the connection
               BufferedInputStream bis = new BufferedInputStream(sock.getInputStream());
               // setting up byte buffer
               byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
               // first reading
               int read = bis.read(buffer);
               while (read != -1){
                    // writting buffer content into file
                    for (int i=0; i < read; i++){
                         fos.write(buffer);
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                    read = bis.read(buffer);
               //closing streams
               fos.close();
               bis.close();
          } catch (IOException e) {
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Siebel 8.0.0.12 Fix Pack; Unable to get the seed from binary file.

Hello Folks,
Can anyone throw some light into what action is required on my scenario.
I have applied Fix Pack Siebel 8.0.0.12 on top of 8.0.0.11 SBA. After it is appled, I am facing a documented issue within the Release Notes for the 8.0.0.12 Fix Pack
The issue is "UNABLE TO LAUNCH URL AFTER APPLYING SIEBEL 8.0.0.12". I tried the steps given with the MR document, however, I am still having this issue.
I am also not sure what is expected at the step of; Run the following command: seedgeneratorutil myseed.dat abcdef .
It's asking me for a value to enter for seed at command prompt. "Enter the seed":
what I should give here. As an assumption values,I gave SADMIN and tried to launch but still shows up the same error
Please Assit
Steps Details from Release Notes:
UNABLE TO LAUNCH URL AFTER APPLYING SIEBEL 8.0.0.12
Component: Server Infrastructure
Subcomponent: SWSE
Product Version: Siebel 8.0.0.12
Base Bug ID: 11938270
**Users are unable to launch the URL after applying the Siebel 8.0.0.12 Fix Pack.
**Use the following workaround to address this issue:
Navigate to the eappweb/bin directory from the command line on the SWSE installation.
Run the following command:
seedgeneratorutil myseed.dat abcdef
NOTE: In the example, myseed.dat is a filename. You can give any file name you wish.
The myseed.dat file is generated in the eappweb/bin directory.
Edit eapps.cfg to include the following parameters under the SWE section:
seedfile = < complete path for myseed.dat >
Bounce the web server.
(For Linux only) Copy libmod_swe.so from the eappweb/bin folder to the web/ohs/modules folder
Thanks
Kumar

Wilson,
Thanks for your reply.I have repeated the steps and regenerated the error messages.
Browser
Message:
An error occurred while trying to process your request. This error indicates a problem with the configuration of this server and should be reported to the webmaster (along with any errors listed below). We apologize for the inconvenience
Initialization error:
Unable to get the seed from binary file.
Log
2021 2011-09-20 23:23:01 0000-00-00 00:00:00 +0530 00000000 001 003f 0001 09 ss110920_7068 7068 7852 E:\sba80\SWEApp\log\ss110920_7068.log 8.0.0.12 [20444] ENU
ProcessPluginState ProcessPluginStateError 1 000000024e781b9c:0 2011-09-20 23:23:01 7852: [SWSE] Unable to get the seed from binary file.
Eapps.cfg
[swe]
Language = enu
Log = errors
LogDirectory = $(SWSERoot)\log
ClientRootDir = $(SWSERoot)
SessionMonitor = False
AllowStats = true
LogSegmentSize = 0
LogMaxSegments = 0
DisableNagle = False
seedfile = E:\sba80\SWEApp\BIN\80012seed.dat
Thanks
Kumar

Bug in LV8 : 'Save for previous version' and 'Write to Binary File' VI

Hello
I am using LabVIEW 8's revamped 'Write to Binary File' VI with a 'TRUE' boolean constant wired to the optional 'prepend array or string size?' to write non-trivial structures to a binary file. I then read the file with the 'Read from Binary File' VI and everything is fine. I don't wire anything to the 'file (use dialog)' input (don't know if this can help).
However, after saving my VI for LabVIEW 7.1, I cannot read the binary files created with the LV7 version of the VI anymore. After examining the LV7 converted version of the VI, there is a 'FALSE' boolean constant that is wired to the equivalent of the 'prepend array or string size' input, which breaks the binary format that is expected.
The attached files are LV8 and 'saved for LV7' versions of a dummy VI that writes an array of 5 integers into a binary file. To test the bug, start LV8, open the LV8 version, run it and create a 'test-lv8.bin' file, then open the LV7 version, run it and create a 'test-lv7.bin' file. Check the content of the two files : the size of the array is indeed missing from the 'test-lv7.bin' file, which can be assimilated as a bug in my opinion.
I think I found another one too : if in LV8 I wire the 'cancelled' boolean output of the 'Open/Create/Replace file' to the selector of a case structure, the 'converted to LV7' version VI will have an error, saying the Case Structure selector is not wired.
Could someone please confirm these are indeed bugs ?
Thanks in advance and have a nice day.
Eric Batut
Attachments:
Test Binary File v7-v8 LV7.vi ‏15 KB
Test Binary File v7-v8 LV8.vi ‏7 KB

I'm using LV8.6 and need to read a .bin file created in MATLAB. This file obviously does not contain the 4 byte header that LabVIEW prepends .bin files with. So when I use Read from Binary File, I get no data (I'm trying to read an array of doubles). I've tried making my .bin file both in native and big-endian format and changing the representation (double, int64, float64) but none of this works. I noted that if I create the same array in a .bin file in LabVIEW and wire a FALSE to the "prepend array or string size?", my VI for reading .bin files can't read this file either.
Any work-arounds here?
(I'll try attaching my write & read VI's)
Attachments:
ReadWriteBinFile.zip ‏19 KB

Firefox crashed when I try to download a binary file

In this instance it is IE8 which I am trying to download (for business purposes I need Activex controls). When I currently open IE it runs as a process rather than an application. I have tried to download IE8 and google's Chrome but Firefox crashes as soon as I try to save the Binary files.

Sorry you are having problems. Can you give an example preferably of some small publicly available file and the site you are trying to download it from ?
As a simple example of a download (ok it is a .png image file not not a .exe file) but can you try to download a copy of your avtar/icon, as used on these forums. In Windows one method is that you right click & should get an option save. <br/> Mine alongside uses the link
* https://support.mozilla.com/media/uploads/avatars/avatar-257447.png
Are you able to download such an image, then see it in your download manager, and find it on your computer.
Once you have got Firefox to save your binary file you can use it. In the case of the .exe file you are trying to download that should be usable as intended with your Windows Operating System, the avatar also should be easily opened and viewed.
P.S.
You could try installing the add-on https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/opendownload-10902/ if you wished to adapt Firefox to run .exe files instead of just save them.

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