How do I create an Upload Block
BruisedGhost - January 14, 2009 - 19:33
Hi All,
I am trying to create a block for a site that Im working on that essentially allows users to upload files, I have the view setup properly where users can see a list of files that they have upload but I cannot seem to create a block that is essentially a browse to file button.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
never mind
did it with html this will create a stand alone upload box
<div class="content">
<div class="attachments"><fieldset class=" collapsible"><legend>File attachments</legend><br />
<div class="description">Changes made to the attachments are not permanent until you save this post. The first "listed" file will be included in RSS feeds.</div>
<div id="attach-wrapper">
<div id="attach-hide">
<div class="form-item">
<label for="edit-upload">Attach new file: </label><br />
<input type="file" name="files[upload]" class="form-file" id="edit-upload" size="40" /></p>
</div>
<p><input type="submit" name="attach" id="attach-button" value="Attach" class="form-submit" />
</div>
<p><input type="hidden" name="attach-url" id="edit-attach-url" value="http://mavenwebsolutions.com/_clients/trumpet/drupal-5.3/?q=upload/js" class="upload" /><br />
<input type="hidden" name="vid" id="edit-vid" value="" />
</div>
<p></fieldset></p>
</div>
scratch that
apparently you can browse for files but not submit the attached files, not sure why
I would create a file
I would create a file content type (cck and filefield modules) and allow users to create that content type. Add a link to the form in the block if need be.
Your files View should be filtered by the file content type.
did that
I have that setup already, the problem is that the person I am setting this up for doesn't want to have to click to many things and just wants the attachments block to be stand alone where you browse for a file and attach it without navigating anywhere else.
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If the upload form is by itself in a stand alone block, exactly what is it attaching to?
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