File not found after calling receive on form file element and file transfer adapter - forms

Question

As the title says, I tried calling the receive() function either of Form Element and the Adapter Object(not one after another of course). I printed the returned value - was 1 in both cases - which means receive() returned true.
The file was not found on the server though. I tried setting encrypt type of zend form to multipart/form-data - didn't help.
I'm totally clueless so any info is welcomed.
Calling receive() on transfer adapter: file location and upload name are constants.
$this->uploadName = $uploadName;
$this->upload = new Zend_File_Transfer_Adapter_Http();
$this->upload->setDestination($this->fileLocation);
...
$val = $this->upload->receive();
$quoteName = $this->upload->getFileName($this->uploadName);
$size = $this->upload->getFileSize($this->uploadName);
calling receive on form element:
//form creation - my form extends zend form
$staticForm = Srm_Form::getForm(my form,null,null,
my config);
$staticForm->setEnctype('multipart/form-data');
$staticForm->getElement(my file element name)->setDestination(my dest);
//calling receive
$form = Srm_Form::getForm(my form,null,null,my config);
$form->setEnctype('multipart/form-data');
if(!$form->isValid($_POST)){
print_r($form->getMessages());
}
// echo $form->getElement(my file element)->getValue();
$val = $form->getElement(my file element)->receive();
echo "bbbbbb".$val;
I should add that this code works when it is called after the file element is added to the form manually and not through use of a config file.
Okay, the problem was found -
The destination was not set for the file element (it was set manually for the transfer adapter in other place)when handling the submitted form.

Answer 1

I define a simple form with the Zend_Form_Element_File element
<?php
class Form_UploadForm extends Zend_Form
{
public function __construct($options = null)
{
parent::__construct($options);
$this->setMethod('post');
$this->setAttrib('enctype', 'multipart/form-data');
$decors = array(
array('ViewHelper'),
array('HtmlTag'),//array('tag'=>'table')),
array('Label', array('separator' => ' ')), // those unpredictable newlines
array('Errors', array('separator' => ' ')), // in the render output
);
$file = new Zend_Form_Element_File('file');
$file->setDestination('/a/b/c/upload');
$file->setLabel('Document File Path')
->setRequired(true)
->addValidator('NotEmpty');
$this->addElement($file);
$submit = new Zend_Form_Element_Submit('submit');
$submit->setLabel('Upload File');
$this->addElement($submit);
}
}
?>
My action method in the Controller is
function uploadAction()
{
$this->view->pageTitle = "Zend_Form File Upload Example";
$this->view->bodyCopy = "<p>Please fill out this form.</p>";
$form = new Form_UploadForm();
if ($this->_request->isPost())
{
$formData = $this->_request->getPost();
if ($form->isValid($formData))
{
try
{
$form->file->receive();
}
catch (Zend_File_Transfer_Exception $e)
{
throw new Exception('unable to recieve : '.$e->getMessage());
}
$uploadedData = $form->getValues();
//Zend_Debug::dump($form->file->getFileName(), 'tmp_file');
$this->processFile($form->file->getFileName());
}
else
{
$form->populate($formData);
}
}
$this->view->form = $form;
}
Note - i don't call the Zend_File_Transfer_Adapter_Http directly
The final piece is the view
<?php echo $this->form; ?>