Can you give some clues where (in code) to copy the Remove URL into other file fields?

I have enabled both the Title and alt fields so I guess this is doable right?

I have trouble finding the correct hook(s) for this.

This way we can declare http://drupal.org/project/remote_file obsolete :-)

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This issue blocks #1186152: Add a D7 migration path to filefield sources module as part of http://drupal.org/project/issues/remote_file :-)

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I think we need to add a validate function to the processing function right?

function filefield_source_remote_process($element, &$form_state, $form) {
...
  $element['filefield_remote']['transfer'] = array(
    '#name' => implode('_', $element['#array_parents']) . '_transfer',
    '#type' => 'submit',
    '#value' => t('Transfer'),
    '#validate' => array(),
    '#submit' => array('filefield_sources_field_submit'),
...

then fill in the alt or title value.

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The Remote source saves its value in the filefield_source_remote_value() function. The $item argument is passed in by reference, so if you want to save something into the alt or title it would probably be in $item['title'] or $item['alt'].

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I think what clemens says is how to store the source url into the field itself.
If you print plain the "field_image" cck field it contains:

[field_image] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [fid] => 50
                    [uid] => 1
                    [filename] => 5826071410.jpg
                    [filepath] => sites/default/files/images//5826071410.jpg
                    [filemime] => image/jpeg
                    [filesize] => 84392
                    [status] => 1
                    [timestamp] => 1308604897
                    [list] => 1
                    [data] => Array
                        (
                            [alt] => 
                            [title] => 
                        )
                    [nid] => 15
                )
        )

I would like to store the source url into the [title] field (not shown to the user) so,

...
                    [data] => Array
                        (
                            [alt] => 
                            [title] => http://www.example.com/my_image.jpg
                        ) 
...

Or even better: to save it into a separate field.....

...
                    [data] => Array
                        (
                            [alt] => 
                            [title] => 
                            [url] => http://www.example.com/my_image.jpg
                        ) 
...

Is it possible? Any patch? :-)

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I think we should go for the [url] solution as that does not stand in the way of the normal [alt], [title] workflows.

As files are now fieldable just adding a new field is not so trivial as that may collide with existing [url] user added fields right?

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What's the need for storing the remote url? I'm not clear what the point is.

If it's to give attribution for stealing the image then it would make sense to generate a general string to go in the alt or title attribute along the lines of 'Image from www.example.com'

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I've tried setting 

$item['title'] = $url;

near the end of filefield_source_remote_value() as quicksketch suggested, but that didn't work as expected -- the title remained empty. Any help please?

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In #6 @budda suggest to add 'Image from www.example.com' to alt or title.

That would indeed help a little. But it still would be great to have the original location.

I now just add the original blog|page link to both title and alt but that is still a little bit ugly. See ie http://build2be.com/content/pinch-symfony-d8mi

Having a separate field for it would help a site owner to tell remote images from local (own).