[FX.php List] Uploading Files

[William Downs]

Hi guys,

thanks for the info - will leave the files in the OS's file structure then.

I actually have a bit of php code that checks to see if file_exists
(directory) and if exists scans the directory associated with the user
and lists any files therein, as well as creating a download link for
each.

May well swap it for your method - at least you have shown me that I
should stay with my current solution, if not the method

Many thanks again,

WIlliam

On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 12:53 AM, Head Honcho
<headhoncho at customikesolutions.com> wrote:
> Hi William,
>
> I agree with Dale.
>
> Once a file is uploaded, I store the file name, type and path in a text
> field and use that to allow downloading/access to these files from the web.
>
> I have also used a web viewer to allow the file to be viewed from within
> FileMaker.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Regards
>
> Michael Ward
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> On 12/11/2008, at 11:15 AM, Dale Bengston wrote:
>
>> Hi William,
>>
>> On the web, it's preferable to leave the files in the operating system's
>> file structure and reference them outside FileMaker. Instead, store any
>> directory or subdirectory information in FileMaker and use that to create
>> the download link.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>> Dale
>>
>> On Nov 11, 2008, at 5:52 PM, William Downs wrote:
>>
>>> Hi there,
>>>
>>> I have a web page that allows users to upload a copy of a word file
>>> for approval (using html enctype="multipart/form-data" and php
>>> move_uploaded_file) the file is moved into a sub-directory within the
>>> project file. The sub directory is named after the unique ID of the
>>> user.
>>> After approval by admin staff, the file is then to become available
>>> for download by the public.
>>>
>>> I am unsure if having the file in a sub directory is the best method.
>>> I would prefer to have the file entered into a filemaker container
>>> field - and then after approval make it somehow available.
>>> Can someone give me some advice here - perhaps explain how to have
>>> fx.php extract a file from a container file so a web user can download
>>> it ?
>>>
>>> FM Server 9 being used with IIS (yuk)
>>>
>>> Many thanks in advance
>>>
>>> William
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