How to attach files to nodes
thinkbig - June 24, 2008 - 01:01
| Project: | Web File Manager |
| Version: | 6.x-2.9-alpha2 |
| Component: | User interface |
| Category: | support request |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | Unassigned |
| Status: | active |
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Description
Hi,
This may be a stupid question but for the life of me can't figure it out ... how do I attach files from Webfm to a node?
I've hit the button that says add all files to the database from Webfm and it gave me the note saying "39 files added to db" but I can't figure out how to associate them with a node. I'm working as the master drupal admin user.
When creating/editing nodes, I tried going to "File Attachments" but the only choice is for browsing for a new file on my computer.
Am I missing something obvious?
Thanks,
JR
#1
You expand the File Browser group within WebFM Attachments, then right click the file you want to attach and select Attach to Node to attach it to the node. Or you can view the File Meta Data and find the link to the file and add the link by yourself.
#2
No right-click menu appears when using Safari (most of our Intranet users are on Safari, so must make it work for them!)
#3
One more thing: would be FANTASTIC if we could recursively attach all contents of a folder to a node. Is this conceivably possible? Some of our folders have hundreds of files in several directories.
#4
Right-click is extremely uncommon for web functionality. Minimally, the right-click context menu should be documented. The actual usage instructions (rather than just setup) are kinda light in general.
Ideally, there should be a left-click icon in the file list that does the same thing as right-clicking the file name. This would also fix the Safari issue.