how to post http request with file upload several times with different file each time Jmeter

Question

I have the following request, with file upload without "multipart/form-data for POST" that is working perfect.

now I want to run this for several users lets say 5 or 10 but each time with a different file (like taking the file from parameter or csv file or something like this).

couldn't find a way of doing it except of making different samplers each one with a different file, but for let say 1000 files this will be a lot of work.

Answer 1

Just replace hard-coded File Path with a JMeter Variable like: ${filePath}

Depending on where do you get your file names or paths from this ${filePath} variable can be populated from:

• CSV Data Set Config
• __StringFromFile() or __CSVRead() function (by the way, you can put functions directly into the File Path field without any interim steps
• JDBC Test Elements if your results are in the database
• Directory Listing Config plugin can be useful if your files live under a folder and you need to upload them all