@RequestMapping(value = "add", method = RequestMethod.POST) public String add( String name, String email, String tel, String cid, String password, MultipartFile photofile, Model model) throws Exception { String newFileName = null; if (photofile.getSize() > 0) { newFileName = MultipartHelper.generateFilename(photofile.getOriginalFilename()); File attachfile = new File(servletContext.getRealPath(SAVED_DIR) + "/" + newFileName); photofile.transferTo(attachfile); makeThumbnailImage( servletContext.getRealPath(SAVED_DIR) + "/" + newFileName, servletContext.getRealPath(SAVED_DIR) + "/s-" + newFileName + ".png"); } Student student = new Student(); student.setName(name); student.setEmail(email); student.setTel(tel); student.setCid(cid); student.setPassword(password); student.setPhoto(newFileName); studentDao.insert(student); return "redirect:list.do"; }