Handler - FileUpload
FileUpload handler creates a widget for selecting files for uploading them to a data card. User is able to select files in dialog or he can push those using drag and drop. Uploaded files are attached as a link to the attribute. The link is named after the attached file.
Attachments attribute with FileUploadhandler:
File upload component allows the User to upload multiple files at the same time. It also allows the User to select files for upload by dragging and dropping the files into the components drag and drop area. It is also possible to copy and paste selected files into the components drag and drop area. These features are supported by most web browsers.
File upload features may not work in certain browsers, namely: Internet Explorer 9 does not support multi file select, drag and drop and copy and paste; Internet Explorer 10 does not support copy and paste feature; Opera supports copy and paste of txt/html files, but it does not support copy and paste of images; Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox supports copy and paste of clipboard data (image, text, formatted text, html), but t does not support copy and paste of local files for security reasons.
After the upload is completed and the data card is first saved, a link to the attached file appears in the attribute field. Together with the file name, the attribute field displays the attaching date as well as the size of the file as illustrated in the following picture.
Uploaded file:
Long file names are truncated by three dots by default. Administrator can control this with a Platform setting named "file.upload.truncate.filenames".
The following table provide information on the attribute settings or FileUpload handler. To function as intended, the handler does not require any metadata.
Table 1. Attribute Settings
| Handler name | Datatype |
|---|---|
FileUpload |
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