File Selector
JacobSingh - May 3, 2007 - 19:21
| Project: | Media Field |
| Version: | 5.x-1.x-dev |
| Component: | Code |
| Category: | feature request |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | Unassigned |
| Status: | postponed |
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Description
Hi,
I'd like to add the ability for users to select from a pre-existing file as opposed to uploading a new one. I can build this out, but I'd like some guidance as to how you'd like to see this implemented.
Are there other modules we should use to provide this functionality?
#1
I'd love to see a feature like this. Particularly, if files on different servers could be linked to via URL, as well, as importing files form a local server.
#2
I just added a similar post. http://drupal.org/node/193234 I missed this one since the subject line didn't catch my attention at first. This seems to be a popular request.
Anthony
#3
@JacobSingh
Yes! I'd love to see this feature; the two main benefits would be
- I coulod upload files with FTP
- I could change files back and forth without re-uploading them each time.
Ideally, implementation would be as simple as possible - a list of media files from the chosen directory would be displayed, you'd select one of them, and that would be it!
Rob
#4
Hi folks, I did something like this for another client, but it's too custom to contrib.
I'm now using asset (http://drupal.org/project/asset).
You should all really look into it as an alternative. Wim Mostrey (one of my colleagues) invested a lot of time on it for Amnesty International's Drupal Project.
#5
People are talking about the future of this module, the asset module and others here http://drupal.org/node/222669 interesting and worth reading. Looking like things may converge around the http://drupal.org/project/filefield module with formatters for media types (e.g. http://drupal.org/project/audio_filefield).