[FX.php List] Container Fields: Making Useful Web Links

[Ernest Cunningham]

Instead of linking to the file, link to another php page with the uid  
passed to it. You then use a file download header ( on iPhone and can  
not remember specifics that simply returns the file to the user from  
the saved directory. You can use a cron job or something similar if  
you want to auto tidy up each night etc. If you need some example code  
I can write something up for you.

Regards, Ernest

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On 16/10/2008, at 10:49 AM, "David Walton" <dswcore at gmail.com> wrote:

>     I read here daily.
>     I have a FMP.fp7 file within which students each have numerous  
> records -- each record containing a Student_ID and a Container field  
> which contains a document (not a reference).
>     Using FX.php, I can easily get the desired array of data for any  
> particular student and display it on a web page.  Further I can  
> produce <a href ... > links to the individual files.
>     However the links are unsatisfactory because: 1) they give away  
> too much info (filename, layout, record number, login info), 2)  
> username:password at site.org........ links don't work without some  
> level of protest from most browsers (see IE Windows, Firefox on Mac/ 
> Win).
>     I used image_proxy and vingreEncrypt() several years ago for  
> images and was satisfied with the encoded URLs.  However, I did not  
> know if it would work reliably for non-images.
>     Does anyone have a successful method for producing secure  
> dynamic links to files in container fields?
>     Also, should I be concerned with content-type headers?
>     I would welcome any advice here.  Thank you in advance for any  
> help.
>
> DSW
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