Attachments

Upload a File to the File System

Code Customization
Upload a File to the File System (Not Applicable To Mobile)
Description:

This customization uploads a file to the application server's file system.

NOTE: If you want to upload an attachment to a database field, you do not need a code customization to do so. On the Page Properties dialog box, set the Display Style of the Field Value control to "File UpLoad" in the Page Properties Dialog box. Also see the "Upload an Attachment to a New Record" code customization to upload a file and save the file name to the database.

Procedure:

Step 1:  In Iron Speed Designer, switch to Layout Editor. Select a record panel or table panel.

Step 2:  Select any desired cell, then copy the following HTML code into the Cell Editor.

<input type="file" id="inputFile" name="inputFile" runat="server"/>

Step 3:  Drag and drop a Button (Themed) from the Toolbox to a desired cell

Remember the name of the button because you need to know this to select a value for the button control variable in the Code Customization Wizard.

Step 4:  Display the Properties dialog for the button and go to the Display tab.

Step 5:  Set the button text and tool tip text properties.

Step 6:  Go to the Attributes tab in the button's Page Properties and add "PostBack" pass-through attribute with value "True". Add this attribute only if the button is inside a table or record control whose SmoothPanelUpdate pass-through attribute is true.

Step 7:  Build the application.

Step 9:  Create a folder called "Data" in your application's directory and set the folder's permissions to Read/Write.

Step 10:  Use this wizard to add code customization that handles OnClick event for the custom button.

Step 11:  If this code customization was added to Table Control Row, replace this.Page.FindControlRecursively() with this.FindControl() in the inserted code.

Step 12:  Build and run the application.

Disclaimer:
Customizations included in this wizard are provided as a sample to demonstrate a feature, and may work only in specific situations. The Iron Speed Designer support team cannot assist in the resolution of problems which may occur as a result of customizing your application or modifying a customization to fit a particular purpose.

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