Open/Save file from web client

[Marco R.]

i've just done it johan,thanks for your help



Marco

[Andrei Costescu]

The remaining use cases related to name&type fields are implemented.
Starting with Servoy 4.1.3 image/media fields in both smart and web client will populate "x_filename" and "x_mimetype" in case of upload(load) and use them in case of download(save) - where "x" is a media dataprovider.

[gregborn]

Is there a way to "Load" a media file without having the user click the little icon in a media field?

In Servoy 4.1.x web-client only I'd like to be able to have a button other than one that sits between two other small icons in a media field. The UI for how this looks when deployed is the primary issue. The acts of saving and/or removing an image aren't needed... I just want to trigger the opening of the client's file picker dialog box and let them choose what to upload.

Greg

[jcompagner]

there is currently no other way for a user to upload files.
Make a feature request if you want more options.

[gregborn]

Feature request 244315 added this morning.

[Marco R.]

Hi,


Greg have you asked only for upload button or else for the other?
And one more for Johan: When you will solve the issue:Will you put some events like: onUpload or similar?

Marco

[Harjo]

I think the bottomline is here, that we would like to have some more control, about webupload & download.

I know, we can already, catch the filename & mimetype.
but we can't create or own buttons/design, for this and can't create methods, so we can script up & downloads by web, right?

This would have my vote!

[Westy]

I think the bottomline is here, that we would like to have some more control, about webupload & download.

I know, we can already, catch the filename & mimetype.
but we can't create or own buttons/design, for this and can't create methods, so we can script up & downloads by web, right?

This would have my vote!

I second that motion!

Dean Westover

[bobcusick]

I think the bottomline is here, that we would like to have some more control, about webupload & download.

I know, we can already, catch the filename & mimetype.
but we can't create or own buttons/design, for this and can't create methods, so we can script up & downloads by web, right?

This would have my vote!

+1 on this!

[erdione]

I think the bottomline is here, that we would like to have some more control, about webupload & download.

I know, we can already, catch the filename & mimetype.
but we can't create or own buttons/design, for this and can't create methods, so we can script up & downloads by web, right?

This would have my vote!

+1

[Harjo]

oke, thanks for the vote, but did any of us, filed a request?
I'm not sure, so I did, with a pointer to this topic: feature request: 245204

[jcompagner]

i looked into this a bit more
and it is just not really doable in the webclient because of security constraints
for example it is not possible that you place a button on a form where you then say "showFileInputdialog" on
thats impossible to do in a webclient because of security constraints

The user must click on something them self and that something must then open it right away in the browser and that is doable with a upload field
or with a flash thing like google uses for its upload.
But a user client action is always needed.

[Harjo]

Johan, is it possible to only make or own method, that opens the upload window, that Servoy now is already using? and THAN users push that button, to browse a file?

so we dont have to use, the media-field, with there (IMHO ugly ) buttons?

[jcompagner]

I think we could map the openfiledialog in the file plugin to open up that upload window.

[jcompagner]

ok for 5.1 i improved the file plugin for the web.

showFileDialog() can now have a callback function as (extra) parameter
when you give that in the web it will open up a Dialog where a user can select a file
then the call back method will get that file back.

also readTXTFile() or readFile() are supported in the web if you give a JSFile (that you get from the showFileDialog callback method)


Also writeFile, writeTXTFile and writeXMLFile methods are now supported in the web

as an example:

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function openFileDialog(event)
{
   plugins.file.showFileOpenDialog(0,"",false,null,uploaded);
}
function uploaded(files)
{
   media = files[0].getBytes();
}

also the fileupload dialog is now a modal ajax dialog so it is much nicer to work with.