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    File Upload with Add Records Only Grid

    Hi All,

    Has anyone come up with a solution to the issue where you have a Add Records Only Grid with which you want to do a file Upload but you can't Upload the File until you have saved the record. The problem being the record disappears. I have seen the pete conway solution but that doesnt work for me and the suggested page redirect is messy.

    This is a just in hope post.

    Thanks

    Chris

    #2
    Re: File Upload with Add Records Only Grid

    Hi Chris,
    the suggested page redirect is messy
    Why is it messy if it works. I had the same situation where we gave the user the option to upload an image file. As this image was going to be part of a document the record needed to be saved first to establish the link. What I have learned is that entering data and attaching files to a record is not the same as working on the desktop, which means a different thought process is needed.
    Regards
    Keith Hubert
    Alpha Guild Member
    London.
    KHDB Management Systems
    Skype = keith.hubert


    For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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      #3
      Re: File Upload with Add Records Only Grid

      Keith,

      Thanks for the reply, I started to look at that after I had typed it.

      I willgive that a go - I actually do know how to redirect to a page with the knew record. Is that something you could help me with.

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        #4
        Re: File Upload with Add Records Only Grid

        Chris,
        Is that something you could help me with.
        Sure, contact me on Skype.
        Regards
        Keith Hubert
        Alpha Guild Member
        London.
        KHDB Management Systems
        Skype = keith.hubert


        For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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          #5
          Re: File Upload with Add Records Only Grid

          Im not on skype so I will download and setup.

          Thanks for helping me.



          Chris

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            #6
            Re: File Upload with Add Records Only Grid

            Hi Keith

            Sorry for the delay the skype downlaod seems to have trashed the laptop I was going to skype on. Glad I didnt use my production laptop.

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              #7
              Re: File Upload with Add Records Only Grid

              Thanks to Keith I have had some success with this.

              The add only grid takes me to a redirected a5w page with a copy of the first grid.

              My question now - is it possible to set the focus to the File Upload button anf fire that button on grid initialization.

              I have had a browse through the foruss.ms over the last couple of hours and tried a few things but had no succe

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                #8
                Re: File Upload with Add Records Only Grid

                Chris,

                Would you mind walking me through your process? But... let me see if I understand. You have a Grid, Add Records Only, in Form Mode. Along with filling in data, and saving this data to your table (SQL??? although it doesn't matter much, just nice to know) you want to upload a file.

                You're using the Upload File feature pack?
                Is there a button on your Grid that fires off the Upload File dialog?
                Is it the simple File Upload, or the File Upload - User Defined that you're using?

                Are you wanting to upload a single file, or multiple files per new record you're adding?

                Walk me through the process of what you're doing once the grid is first displayed. You have an empty grid, you start filling it with information, and then what...

                Thanks.

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                  #9
                  Re: File Upload with Add Records Only Grid

                  Thanks for the reply.

                  MSSQL 2008 - Filestream Enabled

                  Single file for now but maybe multiple. If I goto multiple I will have to have a second table that holds the uploaded files.

                  Add Record Only Grid1 - The User fills in the form and Submits the Page - this is redirected to a page that brings up grid 2 which has the original data and a file upload button where i expect the user to upload a file. This works fine.

                  The Plan would be to automtically fire the File Upload button when the forms initializes ready for the user to do the upload.

                  Does that make sense?

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                    #10
                    Re: File Upload with Add Records Only Grid

                    So, how about a button on Grid1 that fires off the Upload File process, then, once the file is selected, and the Upload button is clicked, the file gets saved and THEN the Grid gets saved. No need for a 2nd page then.

                    Sorry, not sure what Filestream is... is it necessary for this process?

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                      Re: File Upload with Add Records Only Grid

                      You cant do that because you have to save the grid before you can upload the file.

                      Because it is Add only the grid disappears.

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                        #12
                        Re: File Upload with Add Records Only Grid

                        Is the file being uploaded into the record as a BLOB? Or as an actual file on the server?

                        (Looked up Filestream... now I remember)

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                          #13
                          Re: File Upload with Add Records Only Grid

                          It is an Embedded BLOB which works well.

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                            #14
                            Re: File Upload with Add Records Only Grid

                            So you need to get the file into the field, but there's no record there... no field into which the file can be inserted... catch 22.

                            Sorry to be so pedantic about... wanted to understand and hadn't read about this one before.

                            Thanks.

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                              #15
                              Re: File Upload with Add Records Only Grid

                              No Probs we are all learning.


                              I actually used a bit of your code I found on the board to help me.

                              What would I put in the what would go here bits below.


                              function AfterInsertRecord as v (e as p)

                              dim conn as SQL::Connection
                              dim rs as SQL::ResultSet
                              dim sqlStmt as c
                              dim print_requisition_id as c

                              sqlStmt = "SELECT TOP (1) print_requisition_id, service_type_id, person_id FROM rs.prt_requisition ORDER BY print_requisition_id DESC"

                              IF conn.open("::Name::conn") then
                              conn.PortableSQLEnabled = .f.
                              if conn.Execute(sqlStmt) then
                              rs=conn.ResultSet
                              conn.close()
                              else
                              WHAT WOULD GO HERE
                              conn.close()
                              end
                              end if
                              else
                              WHAT WOULD GO HERE
                              end
                              end if

                              session.__protected__print_requisition_id=rs.data("print_requisition_id")

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