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    #1

    Strip path from file reference ?

    Using a file type field, is there a way not to store the path with the filename ?

    from c:\folder\imgName.jpg to imgName.jpg
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    Re: Strip path from file reference ?

    Unfamiliar with "file type field".

    Code:
    ? file.filename_parse("c:\folder\imgName.jpg","NE")
= "imgName.jpg"
    There can be only one.

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      #3
      Re: Strip path from file reference ?

      Originally posted by Slap View Post
      Using a file type field, is there a way not to store the path with the filename ?

      from c:\folder\imgName.jpg to imgName.jpg
      Fred

      Welcome to the Alpha community..

      I did a search on help and found this link to the filename parse.
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        #4
        Re: Strip path from file reference ?

        If you are using an image file reference field and are asking how to make the application portable you can

        keep the images in the same directory as the database - no path is stored
        "Just Cause-02.jpg"

        keep the images in a subdirectory of the database - relative path is stored
        "pics\Just Cause-02.jpg"

        keep the images in a known location and have the end user create the same location - valid path is stored
        "\Program Files\Movienizer\Covers\Just Cause-02.jpg" - local drive
        "N:\Just Cause-02.jpg" - non local drive

        give the user a process to specify where the images can be found and update the image file reference field to use the specified location -path is updated
        Last edited by Stan Mathews; 08-27-2008, 01:48 PM.
        There can be only one.

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          #5
          Re: Strip path from file reference ?

          Ok I realize this was not clear enough and I understand a bit more now, sorry, I am really new to Alpha Five.

          I am working with active link tables, my setup is alpha v9 and I use it as a front end to MySQL.

          I do not have an image reference field as such, I am only storing the reference in a MySQL varchar field, I usually do that with php.

          In this case it does not seem to store relative path, I set up a subdirectory as you suggested but it keeps storing the full path and I only need the file name.

          Thanks

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            #6
            Re: Strip path from file reference ?

            Use

            file.filename_parse("drive:\directory\filename.jpg","NE")

            to yield


            "filename.jpg"
            There can be only one.

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              #7
              Re: Strip path from file reference ?

              Originally posted by Slap View Post
              Ok I realize this was not clear enough and I understand a bit more now, sorry, I am really new to Alpha Five.

              I am working with active link tables, my setup is alpha v9 and I use it as a front end to MySQL.

              I do not have an image reference field as such, I am only storing the reference in a MySQL varchar field, I usually do that with php.

              In this case it does not seem to store relative path, I set up a subdirectory as you suggested but it keeps storing the full path and I only need the file name.

              Thanks
              Why not just store the image in mySQL? Works a treat from mySQL and from Alpha5 WAS pages, desktop etc. And no issues with file paths etc...

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                #8
                Re: Strip path from file reference ?

                Maybe I am old fashioned, but I like to keep them out of the db.

                But only fools do not change their mind ;) just not convinced yet.

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                  #9
                  Re: Strip path from file reference ?

                  I have to admit I am a bit lost as to where to implement the code listed above.

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                    #10
                    Re: Strip path from file reference ?

                    You can't strip the drive and path from an image reference field and just store it there. That is contrary to the definition of the field.


                    If you want to define a character field and just store the filename and you have the full path somewhere, file.filename_parse() with the indicated parameters will yield the filename and extension. I can't tell you where to use the expression because I don't know enough about what you have now.
                    There can be only one.

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                      #11
                      Re: Strip path from file reference ?

                      Originally posted by Stan Mathews View Post
                      You can't strip the drive and path from an image reference field and just store it there. That is contrary to the definition of the field.
                      Nope, the script Richard posted does exactly that and it works fine as long as the images exist relative to the database path. Unless I misunderstood your post...

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                        #12
                        Re: Strip path from file reference ?

                        Who is Richard and what script?

                        I've probably lost sight of the original question. If the images are relative to the database path there is no drive and path info stored and then it can't need to be stripped. If not, stripping the drive and path would destroy the info Alpha needs to locate them.

                        At least that's what I meant to say.
                        There can be only one.

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                          #13
                          Re: Strip path from file reference ?

                          Originally posted by Stan Mathews View Post
                          Who is Richard and what script?
                          Richard Rabins posted code on how to convert image references to relative paths some time ago, I'm trying to find the post...

                          I don't know about forms but in web grids you can definitely specify a relevant path for image reference fields.

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                            #14
                            Re: Strip path from file reference ?

                            Here you go - I will have to bookmark that thread cos this isn't the first time I spent ages looking for it! http://msgboard.alphasoftware.com/al...ghlight=images

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                              #15
                              Re: Strip path from file reference ?

                              OK, a little background.

                              We specialize in programming online applications in lamp environment, since we have more and more clients requesting that we take care of their local systems, I am evaluating alpha (been through access and filemaker).

                              We mainly intend to use it as a local frontend to our databases (MySQL) while keeping our cms and online solutions.

                              Last year, following one of our client's request, we have sucessfully translated a (rather large and complicated) ms access database to MySQL while keeping their in-house frontend (developed over years by the client) but that road was not painless, and it is not very easy to get support from MS (rather impossible), not a problem with the MySQL folks, they are behind you and support is good.

                              We also evaluated Filemaker pro, but that is kind of a joke, they advertise a 'partnership' with MySQL but we are far from a perfect integration and support over here in Belgium is .... not efficient ... would be a nice way of putting it.

                              So we have good hope for Alpha five.

                              And this would explain why I am such a noob regarding syntax, scripting etc etc etc, I only have spent a few hours on it, but we have to make a fast decision.

                              The product pretty much convinced us anyway, and this 'problem' is not that important, we can always name the files properly and not even need to store their references, but this would be nicer 'user friendly wise'.

                              --------------------------------------

                              What I wanted to try out was to store a file reference in the table.

                              Normally I would do that using online forms, take the filename, strip it, replace spaces with underscores, replace accented characters (French) by their 'un-accented' equivalent, upload the file on our server, and store the ref in the db.

                              So I have a character field ready, I just need a button with a file dialog and store the name of the file, if that is feasible of course, files will be uploaded by ftp, we do not need alpha to take care of that part.

                              Thanks for all your input.

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