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[#1544] Storing of uploaded files and incorporating into FormBrowser

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Created By: Andrew Moore (moorezilla)
Date Submitted: 2007-05-24 08:23

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Resolution: None
State: Closed
Summary:
Storing of uploaded files and incorporating into FormBrowser
Detailed Description:
FormBuilder is great!

It would be sweet if the current ability to attach and email out files could be
extended to also store these attachments on the server.

Ultimately, it would be nice to have a system coordinated with FormBrowser where
an Admin can browse submissions including any files that have been uploaded. For
example, we allow online job applications at our school, and these applications
often include Word Docs of resumes and cover letters. I'm looking to be able to
allow administrators to view all applications, which now works with FormBrowser,
but I also need to be able to give access to uploaded files, so that
administrators can have access to resumes and cover letters. Currently, it looks
like uploads are only mailed out, rather than being stored on the server.

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Date: 2008-08-01 21:06
Posted By: Andrew Moore (moorezilla)

Once again... FormBuilder is great!

Right now, the file upload feature stores uploaded files in the uploads
directory and when viewed in formbrowser, a url is shown to the uploaded files.
This is great, except we use formbuilder and formbrowser to solicit and store
job applications, where many people use the same file names... like resume.doc
or coverletter.txt...so files that we don't want to be overwritten are being
overwritten by new applications.

Two things... I've noticed that there is a new form element type for storing
info for formbrowser 3. Will this fix the problem?

If it doesn't, could we consider an option where uploaded file names are stored
on the server with a time stamp or other unique identifier, so that upload
documents will not overwrite earlier documents with the same name?

Once again... love the module and I appreciate all the work that has gone into
it.
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Date: 2010-07-06 23:38
Posted By: Ryan Foster (RytoEX)

The ability to add a prefix or suffix (date/timestamp, some unique integer, or
user values from fields on the form) to an uploaded file's filename would be
very useful.