File Uploads

• You can get file content from a client by using the getInputStream() method in the HttpServletRequest class.
• But you have to parse the request to separate out MIME (Multi-Purpose Internet Mail Extensions) multiparts.
• Example:
  • A form page with a file input type: http://redrock.d.umn.edu:8082/jspbook/multipartform.html
  • The ShowForm Servlet that simply echoes the form data to the display.
  • To actually upload and store the file on the server requires more work.