User Guide

cffile 117
cffile action = "move"
Description
Moves a file from one location to another on the server.
Syntax
<cffile
action = "move"
source = "full_path_name"
destination = "full_path_name"
mode = "mode"
attributes = "file_attributes_list"
charset = "charset_option">
See also
cfdirectory
History
See the History section of the main cffile tag page.
Attributes
Attribute Req/Opt Default Description
action Required Type of file manipulation that the tag performs.
source Required Pathname of the file to move.
If not an absolute path (starting a with a drive letter and a
colon, or a forward or backward slash), it is relative to the
ColdFusion temporary directory, which is returned by the
GetTempDirectory function.
destination Required Pathname of the destination directory or file. If not an
absolute path, it is relative to the source directory.
mode Optional Applies only to UNIX and Linux. Permissions. Octal values of
UNIX chmod command. Assigned to owner, group, and
other, respectively. For example:
• 644: Assigns read/write permission to owner; read
permission to group and other
• 777: Assigns read/write/execute permission to all