How To Upload File Using Struts

HOW TO UPLOAD & DOWNLOAD A FILE IN STRUTS FRAMEWORK Posted October 11, 2008 Filed under: Java, STRUTS | Tags: Adv. Java(Struts), Download code in java, How to download files in Struts, How to upload files in Jsp, How to upload files in Struts, upload code in java( struts) | Hello friends as you know i’m kunal sachdeva rite now i’m also working on creating a website for jobs seeker & jobs provider using Struts framework which requires fileuploading & downloading of Resume, so here is the code for you which allows you to upload & download any type of file. Before I Explain you the code, let me give u brief introduction of struts framework first:Struts is a free open-source framework for creating Servlet/JSP based web applications based on Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture. The Model represents the business or database code, the View represents the page design code, and the Controller represents the navigational code. The Struts framework is designed to help developers create web applications that utilize a MVC architecture. you can use any IDE to develop your struts application like NetBeans, Eclipse or Weblogic. First of all create a jsp named FileUpload File Upload on Server File Name Upload File Now since we have used html tag library so you will have to add taglib uri of html in case of Netbeans. This jsp will have file type property from where u can browse the file on clicking submit the action fileupload will be called. Now create a Bean package named beans & then create a class bean named StrutsUploadAndSaveForm which will extend ActionForm class package beans; import org.apache.struts.action.*; import org.apache.struts.upload.FormFile;

public class StrutsUploadAndSaveForm extends ActionForm { private FormFile theFile; public FormFile getTheFile() { return theFile; } public void setTheFile(FormFile theFile) { this.theFile = theFile; } } in the above code getTheFile function Returns the File & setTheFile function set the file whose parameters are passes. Now create action package named action and create a action class named StrutsUploadAndSaveAction which extends Action class package action; import bean.StrutsUploadAndSaveForm; import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest; import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse; import org.apache.struts.action.Action; import org.apache.struts.action.ActionForm; import org.apache.struts.action.ActionForward; import org.apache.struts.action.ActionMapping; import org.apache.struts.upload.FormFile; import java.io.*; public class StrutsUploadAndSaveAction extends Action { public ActionForward execute(ActionMapping mapping,ActionForm form,HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception { StrutsUploadAndSaveForm myForm = (StrutsUploadAndSaveForm)form; // Process the FormFile FormFile myFile = myForm.getTheFile(); String contentType = myFile.getContentType(); //Get the file name String fileName = myFile.getFileName(); byte[] fileData = myFile.getFileData(); //Get the servers upload directory real path name String filePath = getServlet().getServletContext().getRealPath(”/”) +”upload”; /* Save file on the server */ if(!fileName.equals(”")) { System.out.println(”Server path:” +filePath); //Create file File fileToCreate = new File(filePath, fileName); //If file does not exists create file if(!fileToCreate.exists())

{ FileOutputStream fileOutStream = new FileOutputStream(fileToCreate); fileOutStream.write(myFile.getFileData()); fileOutStream.flush(); fileOutStream.close(); } } //Set file name to the request object request.setAttribute(”fileName”,fileName); return mapping.findForward(”success”); } } /* This action class first takes the file which is set in the bean. then its actual path is stored in the variable filepath. then if the filepath is not empty, a new file with same name is created inside realpath of servlet or jsp/upload if the filepath is empty than fileOutStream is flushed. & in the end name of the file is set in the request scope such that the same file can be downloaded latter. Now enter the Code in Struts Config such that their is right mapping of the code. <struts-config> Now create a jsp named downloadfile.jsp <% String fileName=(String)request.getAttribute(”fileName”); %>

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