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+package org.yacos.web.utils;
+
+import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
+import org.springframework.webflow.action.AbstractAction;
+import org.springframework.webflow.execution.Event;
+import org.springframework.webflow.execution.RequestContext;
+
+public class FileUploadAction extends AbstractAction {
+
+	protected Event doExecute(RequestContext context) throws Exception {
+		MultipartFile file = context.getRequestParameters().getRequiredMultipartFile("file");
+		if (file.getSize() > 0) {
+			// data was uploaded
+			context.getFlashScope().put("file", new String(file.getBytes()));
+			return success();
+		} else {
+			return error();
+		}
+	}
+}