Null values returned when using request.getParameters(

Question

I have a html form which allows the user to choose options and select a file to upload. When I use method=Post I get null values returned. When I use method=Get I get my parameter values fine.. but I get an error.
"Posted content type isn't multipart/form-data"
I would like to know why I am getting null values returned when using Post. I am using the following to get the values from the name=value passed to the servlet.
String strIndustry = request.getParameter("frmIndustry");
          String strCompany = request.getParameter("frmCompany");
          String strCollabType = request.getParameter("frmCollaboration");
I have another form where the user can search information in a database that works just fine w/ either Get or Post
Or perhaps I am using oreilly MultipartRequest incorrectly??? but I copied it directly from another discussion.. ???
any thoughts
Thanks

Answer 1

taybon:
you could do it like this. in this case, you submit your form with the parameters (industry, company, collaboration), and upload your file at the same time. and in the target servlet, you can build your MultipartRequest object like this:
MultipartRequest multi = new MultipartRequest(request, temp_location, 50 * 1024);where variable temp_location stands for a temporatory diretory for file uploading.
and then you get your parameters, so you can build the directory with them. and after that, you can move your file to that directory using File.renameTo();
but as i've suggested in my previous posting, i just recommend you upload your file in a separate form. and then you can perform an oridianry doPost form submit with those parameters. or you may have problems with the file uploading. (this is just my personal experiences with Multipart).
there is one other thing i'd like to mention, file.renameTo() won't work if you need to move files to a network drive in windows. it won't work if you move files across file systems in unix.
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