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    Need help on file upload feature

    Just went to the WIKI and entered "file upload feature pack". First of all, I got 25 pages of close spaced items and none of them were helpful. The description was cut off after "A5V10 feature peek.." ( not pack) so you couldn't tell what they referred to.

    Then, I tried "feature pack" and the WIKI found nothing! How can Alpha have a help that doesn't even include one of their big sales items?

    Then I tried upload function. Have you noticed that if you search for a function, the wiki insists on including the word function, then displays an alphabetical list of every function in the WIKI! Just try to guess which page contains the one you want...

    Historically, I've just used the upload page (a la Version 7) but now there's this wonderful new upload feature included in V11 (not in the dialog, but in the grid), so I feel like I should use that. My client has about 12,000 photos distributed among about 900 projects and over the next year will be adding about 100 projects per month with 20 to 50 pictures each. Each project has a directory and in that are 5 sub-directories, one for each stage of the project. So, all I want to do is upload the photos to the correct project/directory and at the same time enter it in a table as an image file reference so I can display it and print it in a report. Looks like I just need some SQL, some JavaScript and some Xbasic and the Alpha feature.

    So, where can I look to read some help?

    Pat
    Pat Bremkamp
    MindKicks Consulting
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    Re: Need help on file upload feature

    Pat,

    There are several videos on the image and file upload feature. Use the video finder and search upload.

    also This Link may be of interest to you : http://blog.alphasoftware.com/2011/0...re-peek-4.html
    Last edited by Bill Griffin; 03-13-2012, 09:11 PM.
    Bill Griffin
    Parkell, Inc

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      #3
      Re: Need help on file upload feature

      Pat,

      Check out these 4 links - remember there is file upload, image upload & download - 3 diff F.P.'s:

      http://downloads.alphasoftware.com/a...repacklist.asp

      http://news.alphasoftware.com/V10Pre...ageUpload.html

      http://news.alphasoftware.com/V10Pre...ileUpload.html

      http://news.alphasoftware.com/V10Pre...eDownload.html

      And, yes, the WiKi is a piece of work.
      Peter
      AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

       [email protected]
      https://www.alphabasesolutions.com

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        #4
        Re: Need help on file upload feature

        Thanks, Peter, that's just what i needed.
        Pat Bremkamp
        MindKicks Consulting

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          #5
          Re: Need help on file upload feature

          Still have a problem.

          I watched the file upload - User defined videos, and back when it was a feature pack, there was a property to specify where on the server the file should be uploaded to. However, the V11 property sheet does not have this property.

          So, where does the file upload to? I can move it to where I want it, but I can't figure out where to move it from.

          Pat
          Pat Bremkamp
          MindKicks Consulting

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            #6
            Re: Need help on file upload feature

            Pat

            Watched that video many times and tried various ways of making the upload location property appear as was shown in the video - never found a way to make it appear and I'm convinced that the video was generated with an early version of teh feature pack. I may be wrong and Selwyn might yet strike me down with a return post for making such a suggestion!!.

            Have a look at the series of videos in V10FP8 on the user defined option - I believe the user defined version does not create an actual file but loads your file into a blob in the e variable - the server side function (defined by yourself) creates the actual file - where ever you want it. The examples in the video show how this is done.

            This is my opinion anyway, simply because I can't make it happen any other way.

            Hope this helps

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              #7
              Re: Need help on file upload feature

              Richard,

              Thanks...that makes sense. Selwyn sent me a note saying that there is no file upload property because one isn't needed. I couldn't understand what happened to the file, but your explanation is a good one...I guess it is held in memory until you close the component...
              Pat Bremkamp
              MindKicks Consulting

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                #8
                Re: Need help on file upload feature

                Yea, it actually worked!

                I set it for multiple upload and used the following Xbasic function. I think, if the files are large, that I may need to put in some sleep time, but this was good as is for three small jpgs.

                function saveInClientDocs as v (e as p)

                vPath = "c:\enefen\000_NFN_Projects"
                vProj = e.SESSION.JOBNAME
                for i = 1 to e.fileCount
                if e.fileArray[i].file.dataType = "text"
                file.from_string(vPath+chr(92)+vProj+chr(92)+"ClientDocs"+chr(92)+e.fileArray[i].fileName,e.fileArray[i].data)
                elseif e.fileArray[i].file.dataType = "binary"
                file.from_blob(vPath+chr(92)+vProj+chr(92)+"ClientDocs"+chr(92)+e.fileArray[i].fileName,e.fileArray[i].data)
                end if
                next

                end function
                Pat Bremkamp
                MindKicks Consulting

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                  #9
                  Re: Need help on file upload feature

                  vProj = e.SESSION.JOBNAME

                  Refer to server side events?

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                    #10
                    Re: Need help on file upload feature

                    Yes, I select the job name (Project name, in this case 0509049) in an AJAX callback first, then go to the page with the directory displays. I have one button for each directory. Looks like:
                    screen1.jpg
                    Pat Bremkamp
                    MindKicks Consulting

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                      #11
                      Re: Need help on file upload feature

                      Hi pat. I believe in this example you are posting a static or fixed folder name. Each button is already pre assign to one folder.
                      If I am doing this there are over 2000 files in one folder. Or you can give me an advise how you do maintenance on the file in the server. So many files and how to know which can be deleted and not?

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