ColdFusion.FileUpload.startUpload

Description

Starts uploading the selected files.

Function syntax

ColdFusion.FileUpload.startUpload(name)

See also

ColdFusion.FileUpload.cancelUpload, ColdFusion.FileUpload.clearAllFiles

History

ColdFusion 9: Added this function

Parameters

Returns

This function does not return a value.

Example

This example includes a button to start the Upload action. When you click this button, the selected files start uploading.

    <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> 
    function onUpload() { 
    ColdFusion.FileUpload.startUpload('myupload'); 
    }; 
    </script> 
    <cffileupload 
    url="uploadAll.cfm" 
    progressbar="true" 
    name="myupload" 
    addButtonLabel = "Add File" 
    clearButtonlabel = "Clear it" 
    width=600 
    height=400 
    title = "File Upload" 
    maxuploadsize="30" 
    extensionfilter="*.jpg, *.png, *.flv, *.txt" 
    BGCOLOR="##FFFFFF" 
    MAXFILESELECT=10 
    UPLOADBUTTONLABEL="Upload now"/> 
    <cfform name="form01"> 
    <cfinput type="button" name="startupload" value="Start Upload" 
    onclick="onUpload()"> 
    </cfform>