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# AppserverClient Command Line Interface

## uploadfile

upload a file to the remote session.

**Category: Sessions**




```  
AppServerClientCLI uploadfile -id session:545567 [-localfile c:\test\send.txt] [-remotefile c:\test\receive.txt] [-autoclosewnd] [-waitforcomplete [20]]  
```
## Arguments  
* **` id (mandatory) `** Specify a session ID to use for the file transfer.  
* **` localfile (optional) `** Specify the file to upload. If omitted, the user will be prompted to choose it.  
* **` remotefile (optional) `** Specify the filepath where to store the uploaded file. If omitted, the user will be prompted to choose it.  
* **` autoclosewnd (optional) `** When specified, the file transfer window will close when ready.  
* **` waitforcomplete (optional) `** When specified with a time value in seconds, this command will return when the transfer is ready, has failed, or has timed out.

## Return codes:  
  ok - Command was successful  
  NotAvailable - Communication with the client backend failed, ensure that the client is running  
  InvalidArgs - Some arguments are missing or invalid  
  InvalidId - Invalid connection, object or session ID  
  Exception - System problem

## Examples:  
  AppServerClientCLI uploadfile -id session:545567  
  AppServerClientCLI uploadfile -id session:545567 -localfile c:\test\send.txt  
  AppServerClientCLI uploadfile -id session:545567 -localfile c:\test\send.txt -remotefile c:\test\receive.txt  
  AppServerClientCLI uploadfile -id session:545567 -localfile c:\test\send.txt -remotefile c:\test\receive.txt -autoclosewnd  
  AppServerClientCLI uploadfile -id session:545567 -localfile c:\test\send.txt -remotefile c:\test\receive.txt -autoclosewnd -waitforcomplete  
  AppServerClientCLI uploadfile -id session:545567 -localfile c:\test\send.txt -remotefile c:\test\receive.txt -autoclosewnd -waitforcomplete 20

## Notes:  
  Please note that the API returns when the file transfer is initiated and not when it is complete.

## See also:  
[sendkeys](sendkeys.md)    
[sendmouseevents](sendmouseevents.md)    
[sendkeyboardevents](sendkeyboardevents.md)    
[getsessionsinfo](getsessionsinfo.md)    
[disconnectsession](disconnectsession.md)    
[downloadfile](downloadfile.md)  
