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Upload strangeness -- file paths changing?

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Upload strangeness -- file paths changing?
I've installed the single file upload mod from JP Deni. It seems to work great, but I'm seeing two very different file paths and I can't understand why.

Here they are: When I view the database results, right-click on the photo that appears and view properties, all looks fine. I see (for the URL): http://www.feralfelines.net/pictures/123.jpg.

Good --that's the way it should be, right?

But when I FTP into the site, grab the default.db and open it in my text editor, I see the local path to my harddrive (where I got the photo when I uploaded it: C:\Documents and Settings\Nancy Bernard\My Documents\My Pictures\FFFCats\lovebug.jpg

What is happening here?

Thanks,

John
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The original path of the photo will be saved in the database. The important thing is that the photo is displayed from the correct URL.

Edited to add:

If you don't intend to require users to upload a file, you can dispense with the "Filename" field altogether. It really has no use.


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JPDeni: Sep 23, 2005, 5:13 PM