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ColdFusion.FileUpload.startUpload

Last update:
May 18, 2026

Description

Starts uploading the selected files.

Function syntax

ColdFusion.FileUpload.startUpload(name)

See also

History

ColdFusion 9: Added this function

Parameters

Parameter
Description
name
The value of the name attribute in the cffileupload tag.

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>

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