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Uploading files on a update form.

Thread begun 3/07/2014 11:57 am by The Flying Fox | Last modified 6/04/2014 8:24 am by Jason Byrnes | 3357 views | 13 replies |

The Flying Fox

Uploading files on a update form.

I have a update form which has a upload file field

this is for insurance documents to be uploaded

My file field has a hidden field.

file field name = insurance
hidden field = new_insurance

I have tried to follow the tutorial but this doesn't seem to work for me

I have the hidden field bound to the file column in my recordset.

in the upload file behavior, I have bound the Default file field to the hidden field.

when I run the update all I get in the database is the file extension

Can someone explain where I'm going wrong..

file attached

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Jason ByrnesWebAssist

when you add file uplaod to your page, a new binding group is created:

WA Uploaded Files(Name of File Field)

this binding group contains a binding name d Server File Name.


you need to edit the update behavior to use the Server File binding for the file column.

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The Flying Fox

Hi Jason,

I have tried this and still get the same results.

Andy

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Jason ByrnesWebAssist

I'll need to troubleshoot directly, see the private message section.

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The Flying Fox

Sorted

Hi Jason,

I've found out where I was going wrong.

I omitted the [FileName] from the file field in the upload files bindings

Thanks

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Jason ByrnesWebAssist

ok, glad to hear it is working.

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The Flying Fox

I am really pulling my hair our with uploading files.

I have followed all the rules and cannot work out why my files will not upload.

can you please take a look at the attached file and let me know where I am going wrong.

everything updates to the database but nothing is saved for the file name or as documents on the server

Thanks you.

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Jason ByrnesWebAssist

the encoding type for the form uses application/x-www-form-urlencoded

enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded"


for file upload to work, the encoding type must be set to multipart/form-data

enctype="multipart/form-data"

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The Flying Fox

thanks Jason not sure where that code came from..

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Jason ByrnesWebAssist

you're welcome.

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