h2fuelcell
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Summary: Get the full path to a file using GUI popup and save result as a string (no file upload).
Detail:
Add new type similar to the generic file field type that pops up a file selection dialog but instead of uploading the selected file to your server in the upload folder it saves the file path string to the field like a reference but leaving the file you referred to wherever it was. This string could then be pasted via the clipboard or handled by the browser and passed to windows Explorer, an address bar, or similar programs or just clicked on in the classic grid like a URL to load the file into a new browser session, editor application, etc. The GUI part of the new drop down would make sure everything gets saved in the path and filename portions correctly and the field type could even have a UNC or URL property to translate the string into the requested format.
An example usage of this feature would be a network folder on your corporate intranet containing many report files, codes and standards, spreadsheets, training videos, invoices, etc. all in various formats. Users need to know where these files can be found as part of a grid or table in a web application created by DaDaBik for example, but they do not need the files to be stored on the DaDaBik hosting web server.
Detail:
Add new type similar to the generic file field type that pops up a file selection dialog but instead of uploading the selected file to your server in the upload folder it saves the file path string to the field like a reference but leaving the file you referred to wherever it was. This string could then be pasted via the clipboard or handled by the browser and passed to windows Explorer, an address bar, or similar programs or just clicked on in the classic grid like a URL to load the file into a new browser session, editor application, etc. The GUI part of the new drop down would make sure everything gets saved in the path and filename portions correctly and the field type could even have a UNC or URL property to translate the string into the requested format.
An example usage of this feature would be a network folder on your corporate intranet containing many report files, codes and standards, spreadsheets, training videos, invoices, etc. all in various formats. Users need to know where these files can be found as part of a grid or table in a web application created by DaDaBik for example, but they do not need the files to be stored on the DaDaBik hosting web server.
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