File is not a normal file exception while using HttpClient()

[SandipAgarwalla]

Hi All,

I would like to upload few files from the end user desktop machine to a unix server. This process will be done during the execution of a portal application (PAR). I was just trying my hands at the following code, but it gives me <b>File is not a normal file exception</b>.

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public void doContent(IPortalComponentRequest request, IPortalComponentResponse response)
    {
    	response.write("Hi Sandip.....");
    	/** reading file informations */
    	final String serverURL = "serverURL";
		PostMethod mPost=null;
    	try {
			
			HttpClient httpCl = new HttpClient();
		
			mPost = new PostMethod(serverURL); 
			
			File file1 = new File("D:\JavaScreen.jpeg");
			response.write("<BR>you selected the file::"+file1.getAbsolutePath());
			
			mPost.getParams().setBooleanParameter(HttpMethodParams.USE_EXPECT_CONTINUE,true);			
			response.write("<BR>Uploading file to server....");
			//Part fileParts = new FilePart(file1.getName(),file1);			
			FilePart[] filePart = {
					new FilePart(file1.getName(),file1) //add multiple files here
					};
			mPost.setRequestEntity(new MultipartRequestEntity(filePart,mPost.getParams()));	
			httpCl.getHttpConnectionManager().getParams().setConnectionTimeout(5000);
			
			int statusCode = httpCl.executeMethod(mPost);
			if(statusCode==HttpStatus.SC_OK){
				response.write("<BR>upload done:"+mPost.getResponseBodyAsString());
			}else{
				response.write("<BR>upload failed:"+HttpStatus.getStatusText(statusCode));
			}
						
			mPost.releaseConnection();
			
		} catch (HttpException e) {
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			//e.printStackTrace();
			response.write("Excp1:"+e.getLocalizedMessage());
			mPost.releaseConnection();
		} catch (IOException e) {
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			//e.printStackTrace()
			response.write("Excp2:"+e.getLocalizedMessage());
			response.write("Excp3::"+e.getCause());
			mPost.releaseConnection();
		}finally{
			mPost.releaseConnection();
		}
****

This is written inside a portal application. While running this code, it gives an output

Hi Sandip.....
you selected the file::D:JavaScreen.jpeg
Uploading file to server....Excp2:File is not a normal file.Excp3::null

What could be the problem? I tried with 2-3 files.

Would appreciate a reply.

Regards

Sandip Agarwal

[SandipAgarwalla]

closing the thread..

[Former Member]

Hi,

you can check this link.

<a href="http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/jakarta/httpcomponents/oac.hc3x/trunk/src/examples/">HttpClient sample codes</a>

regards

Vivek Nidhi

[SandipAgarwalla]

Hi Vivek,

I tried with this also. But still the same exception of File is not a normal file.

Regards

Sandip

[Former Member]

Hi,

I have tried this before, first please try with single file upload.

there is some sample code at apache site, it was working fine for me

regards

Vivek Nidhi

[SandipAgarwalla]

Hi Vivek,

I am trying with single file upload only.

Can you pls point out that sample code in apache.

Regards

Sandip