First, thanks for your great input regarding hiding/showing fields. Your comments have been very instructive and I'll refer to them often as I work on that functionality.

Now, I'd also like your input on what you'd like to see added/changed about the FileUpload control. I'd like to make some changes to make it easier for you to use the control in your forms. So please post your thoughts about new features, enhanced functionality, and behavior that could be modified to make the FileUpload control more useful.

I appreciate your input and look forward to reading your comments.

Best,
Kelly

Kelly, I would love to see the source of the file control released (pardon me if it aready has been!) so developers could have a working example of how to create xmod plugins using the archatecture and methods available.

Perhaps we could make it open-source. Not only would it be an example for building custom controls, but it would also allow people to contribute changes back to the community.

How does that sound?

Kelly

sounds like a winner to me

Hi,

A couple of things which would be really useful are:

1) Some way of requiring that a file has been uploaded before a form can be submitted.

2) Alternatively, some way of passing a parameter between forms which references the file name that has been saved, so that a file can be uploaded in one form and then attached to an email in a second form.

I've been experimenting with various ways of achieving both of the above but have been spectacularly unsuccesful. Please let me know if either are currently possible and I am missing something.

Cheers

On my wish list there's a feature allowing the following:
Deleting images related to a record when deleting the record in question.

Leif

Hi Leif,

How would you propose this be done? My main question is with files that have been uploaded and are used by multiple records. For instance, the smiley face image is used in many of the posts on this forum. If I were to delete the smiley face when I deleted this post, all the other posts would have their image link broken.

Thoughts?

Kelly

FYI, I've posted the source code for the FileUpload custom control. You can find it in the "Extending XMod" forum.

Cheers,
Kelly

Kelly -
One way you might acheive Leif's request is to have an option to flag an image as deletable when it is uploaded. Before the record is deleted, read the flag, and if true, the image can be deleted.

In a similar manner, if an image is updated for a record, the original upload could be deleted if the delete flag were true.

Dave Ranck

I think a nice feature would be that when uploadonce=true, the user would not have to click the "upload file" link, then the submit link to complete the transaction. The submit link should take care of everything.

I agree rc, this would be a great enhancement

Unless I completely missed the boat on this one, I think a very must-have feature is the ability to restrict file sizes and file types.  And I guess while I'm dreaming about it, how about the ability to resize images to a configurable limit for thumbnailing and standardization, etc.

beaudetious

Image display after upload! If a file has an image extension (e.g. jpg, gif) it should be shown after the upload so the user knows that the image was indeed uploaded.

- Simon

The last two suggestions would be great. I have another wish list item for the upload control. Lets say I wanted to allow users to be able to upload up to 5 pictures. It would be nice to have a control that would replace an image if another image was uploaded. This control could be duplicated 5 times giving a total of 5 pictures at any one time.

jpruitt, images held in the database is a nice idea but how would you then propose displaying the image?

If the image is held in filestore it is simple to use the html img src, but if the image is held in the database you would need a control that can retrieve the image based on a passed parameter e.g. recordid then display the control.

This is not difficult to create but it is another requirement.

[quote]Posted By Simon Smith on 8/27/2005 1:28 PM

Image display after upload! If a file has an image extension (e.g. jpg, gif) it should be shown after the upload so the user knows that the image was indeed uploaded. <br /> <br /> - Simon<br /> [/quote]

Please try beta 1.3 of the fatgeorge fileupload control now with ImageConfirm option.

Should give you what you were looking for.

http://www.fatgeorge.co.uk

[quote]Posted By leiner on 6/03/2005 7:09 AM

On my wish list there's a feature allowing the following:
Deleting images related to a record when deleting the record in question.

Leif[/quote]


Also nice to delete an image from a record without actually deleting the record.

Something like setting the value to null for that upload and deleting the physical file associated with it.

Chris

Integration of an image control (or any custom control) into the form builder in XMOD5 so beginners like me do not have to tinker in the code and break things ;)

ihave read that the source for this control is out so maybe this is too late but multiple uploads - there are a few ways oout there to upload multiple files at ones (swfupload for example) that have been put in other modules (like Ventrians)

Seeing as it is bad practice to leave files with no way to delete them it really must be addressed.

Perhpas if we approach it from a dual use case perspective. One for general files and one for files associated with a specific record. Then we can handle each accordingly.

Just a thought to get the thoughts running.

Robert