File Upload is executing multiple times - coldfusion

Question

I am trying to create a form where by the user selects a location where they then upload a document using CFFILE ACTION ="UPLOAD". I am not great at this so any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
Below is my code. Essentially, there is a dropdown list of folder locations. The user first selects one of the locations. Then clicks 'browse' to choose a file. Finally they click submit and the file uploads.
The code that is #dir# is the folder location that is linked to each of the location names. What is happening at the moment is that the document gets uploaded successfully... but it is uploading to all the folder locations instead of the one that is selected from the dropdown. Here is my code:
docuploads.cfm
<cfquery name="getLocation">
SELECT *
FROM Locations
ORDER BY FolderName
</cfquery>
<form action="docuploads.cfm" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data" name="upload_form" id="upload_form">
<select name="folderID">
<option value="">--- Select Folder ---</option>
<cfoutput query="getLocation">
<option value="#FolderName#"">#FolderName#</option>
</cfoutput>
</select>
<cfoutput query="getLocation">
<CFIF IsDefined("form.upload_now")>
<CFIF structKeyExists(form, "ul_path") and len(form["ul_path"])>
<CFFILE ACTION="UPLOAD" FILEFIELD="ul_path"
DESTINATION="C:\Documents\#dir#\"
NAMECONFLICT="OverWrite">
<CFSET ClientFilePath = "#clientDirectory#\#clientFile#">
</CFIF>
</CFIF>
</CFOUTPUT>
<br /><br />
Click on the Browse button to select the file to Upload:<br>
<input type="file" name="ul_path" id="ul_path" style="height: 22px;width: 350px;" value=""><br><br>
<input type="submit" name="upload_now" id="upload_now" value="Submit" style="height: 22px;">
<input type="button" name="clear" value="Clear" style="height: 22px;">
<br /><br /><br />
</form>
I hope this makes some sense - can anyone shed any light on getting this to work?

Answer 1

I am assuming that you didnt post the complete code because your #clientDirectory#/#clientFile# don't seem to have a source in your code above.
I put together a possible sample of what It may look like. I also moved your upload routine from the body of your code to the top for readability.
<CFIF IsDefined("form.upload_now")>
<CFIF structKeyExists(form, "ul_path") and len(form["ul_path"])>
<!--- assuming you need to lookup info from the database --->
<cfquery name="getThisLocation">
SELECT FolderID, FolderName, dir
FROM Locations
where foldername=#form.folderid#
</cfquery>
<CFFILE ACTION="UPLOAD" FILEFIELD="ul_path"
DESTINATION="C:\Documents\#getThisLocation.dir#\"
NAMECONFLICT="OverWrite">
<CFSET ClientFilePath = "#getThisLocation.clientDirectory#\##getThisLocation.clientFile#">
</CFIF>
</CFIF>
<cfquery name="getLocation">
SELECT *
FROM Locations
ORDER BY FolderName
</cfquery>
<form action="docuploads.cfm" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data" name="upload_form" id="upload_form">
<CFIF IsDefined("form.upload_now")>
<CFIF structKeyExists(form, "ul_path") and len(form["ul_path"])>
<P>FILE UPLOADED</P>
</CFIF>
</CFIF>
<select name="folderID">
<option value="">--- Select Folder ---</option>
<cfoutput query="getLocation">
<option value="#FolderName#"">#FolderName#</option>
</cfoutput>
</select>
<br /><br />
Click on the Browse button to select the file to Upload:<br>
<input type="file" name="ul_path" id="ul_path" style="height: 22px;width: 350px;" value=""><br><br>
<input type="submit" name="upload_now" id="upload_now" value="Submit" style="height: 22px;">
<input type="button" name="clear" value="Clear" style="height: 22px;">
<br /><br /><br />
</form>
I also added a snippet of code to let the user know that the file has been uploaded.

Answer 2

Please try this:
<CFIF IsDefined("form.upload_now")>
<CFIF structKeyExists(form, "ul_path") and len(form["ul_path"])>
<CFFILE ACTION="UPLOAD" FILEFIELD="#form.ul_path#"
DESTINATION="C:\Documents\#dir#\"
NAMECONFLICT="OverWrite">
<CFSET ClientFilePath = "#clientDirectory#\#clientFile#">
</CFIF>
<cfoutput>file uploaded successfully</cfoutput>
</CFIF>
<cfquery name="getLocation">
SELECT *
FROM Locations
ORDER BY FolderName
</cfquery>
<form action="docuploads.cfm" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data" name="upload_form" id="upload_form">
<select name="folderID">
<option value="">--- Select Folder ---</option>
<cfoutput query="getLocation">
<option value="#FolderName#"">#FolderName#</option>
</cfoutput>
</select>
<br /><br />
Click on the Browse button to select the file to Upload:<br>
<input type="file" name="ul_path" id="ul_path" style="height: 22px;width: 350px;" value=""><br><br>
<input type="submit" name="upload_now" id="upload_now" value="Submit" style="height: 22px;">
<input type="button" name="clear" value="Clear" style="height: 22px;">
<br /><br /><br />