uploading and importing images

[almor]

I've got FMP5 and Lasso 3.6, here's what i want to do.

I want visitiors to a site to be able to complete a form, that creates a new record, and then upload a file to the server that gets imported into a container field in that record. If i can't have it imported into FileMaker then uploaded with a reference to it in the database that i can link to. But i don't want people to have to alter file names, i'd like it kept simple for them. Can i do this? Do i require a Plug-In?

Thanks in advance.

[Garry Claridge]

I don't know what is available with Lasso. However, you can use PHP (standard with OS X) for the upload. Alternatively, you can use the Troi plug-in.

Good Luck.

Garry

[Steve T.]

Hi, a! Welcome to FMFORUMS! It's up to you, of course, but most folks recommend not storing images in container fields unless it's for a small site with relatively few, low-resolution images. Peformance will be better (and more obvious as more images are added) if you only store the path location to your images instead of the images themselves, so your "reference" plan is probably best anyway.

Also, just be aware that permissable filename characters (and even character sets) can vary from platform to platform and URL encoding may even play a part, too. You can probably rename the file when you store it on the server, though.

--ST