---
name: "CGI.fileFormHandler"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/CGI.fileFormHandler"
---

# CGI.fileFormHandler(3kaya)

Set up a file upload form.

## NAME

CGI::fileFormHandler - Set up a file upload form.

## SYNOPSIS

**HTML fileFormHandler(** *Void(a) fn, a dat, Bool prepost=true* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**fn** The handler function

**dat** Data to pass to the handler function

**prepost** Whether to run the **PreContent**  and **PostContent**  functions after submitting the form. This defaults to true, but may be useful to disable if the form results are not HTML.

## DESCRIPTION

Set up a form capable of uploading files, which when submitted calls **fn(dat)**

You will need to call **WebCommon.allowFileUploads (3kaya)** in your **webconfig**  function to allow file uploads to be processed.

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## RELATED

**CGI.uploadButton (3kaya)**