Upload to dynamic customer folder

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crea2k 25 Mar, 2012

Hi, I am trying to create a customer manager for s shop for an intranet app. Im trying to use the chronoforms uplod action, and its working ok, but I want to upload to the folder created for the user when they sign up. I have written a php script to create a folder for each customer ID when the customer is created. The shop owner then opens each customer and adds files to the directories.
The folders created are named by the cf id so for example root/customer-files/1 would be the folder for the customer Jack Smith. What I need to do is when someone loads Jack Smiths customer record up or any other record the file upload path is dynamically updated so that the files are uploaded to root/customer-files/1 instead of to a static directory.
Can this be done with Chrono or will I have to code this one ?.
Thanks🙂

Gr

GreyHead 25 Mar, 2012

Hi Crea2k,

I don't think the standard upload files action supports variable file paths; if you install my custom Upload Files [GH] action that will allow you to put form variables in the upload path.

Bob

cr

crea2k 25 Mar, 2012

Hi bob, I tried using yours too with a curly bracket {cf_id} at the end of the path but just end up with a folder called {cf_id} instead of the number, iv got the curly brackets replacer turned on in show HTML too :-( .

Gr

GreyHead 25 Mar, 2012

Hi crea2k,

And how are you setting the value of cf_id?

Please drag a Debugger action into the On Submit event, then submit the form and post the debug results here. Note: if you are using the Easy Wizard you may need to switch to the Advanced Wizard to do this; if you want to continue to use the Easy Wizard please make a copy of your form first and add the Debugger action to the copy.

Bob

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crea2k 25 Mar, 2012

I am using GET to pull it from the previous page, which is a list of customers, when the shop hits edit it puts the cf_id into get and passes it onto the next page where it puts it into a hidden cf_id field. I also put it into a string $cfid , if I echo $cfid; it echo's out the customers ID, so presumably if I use {cfid} in the path name it should work ?, or can I use $cfid ?.

Gr

GreyHead 25 Mar, 2012

Hi crea2k,

I don't think that you can use PHP in there, so probably <?php echo $cfid; ?> won't work .

If you have the value in a hidden input with the name cf_id then it should be picked up OK.

Please drag a Debugger action into the On Submit event, then submit the form and post the debug results here.

Bob

cr

crea2k 25 Mar, 2012

Hi Bob, I have fixed it now !, I didn't put in a file name, the reason I didn't put in a file name though, was because I wanted to keep the original file name in there otherwise I cant tell what file is what. Is this possible ?, also some of the files could have non standard names with spaces in etc, I know you can strip these with preg_replace etc, and something similar is in the original uploader but there doesn't seem to be an option in yours ?.

Gr

GreyHead 25 Mar, 2012

Hi crea2k,

I've had it on my to-do list to add the safe filter into my version but it hasn't made the top yet.

Max's version uses this code, you could add the makeSafe line into in mine

					if((bool)$params->get('safe_file_name', 1) === true){
						$file_name = JFile::makeSafe($file_post['name']);
					}else{
						$file_name = utf8_decode($file_post['name']);
					}

Bob

cr

crea2k 25 Mar, 2012

Thanks Bob, which of the two files does this need to go in, and where abouts ?.
Thanks🙂

cr

crea2k 26 Mar, 2012

Also is it possible to not set a file name, so that it keeps the original file name, as when I add files at the min they are all called the same thingface-meh-blank

Gr

GreyHead 26 Mar, 2012

Hi crea2k,

Yes, just use {input_name} with the name of the file upload input I think. The risk with this is that files with the same name will over-write each other.

Bob

cr

crea2k 26 Mar, 2012

Thanks Bob, that's ok, that's what I want it to do anyway. Where abouts should I add your above edits for the file name sanitising ?.

cr

crea2k 27 Mar, 2012

Gr

GreyHead 28 Sep, 2012

Hi crea2k,

Just checking some old posts and found this again. My custom Upload Files [GH] action does support dynamic file names and paths.

Bob

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