You'd need to abstract the file from the database. Use a File Upload solution to get the file from the user (we offer WebStar File Upload with our accounts), then store the reference to the file (/path/filename.doc) in your Filemaker database.

To display the file, you'd then just build a link, adding the value from the reference field in the database to the end.

- John

Hi, I'm designing a database in which users need to be able to submit deliverables (Word docs, PowerPoint slides, etc.) I know this functionality is present within the Filemaker software, but can you do it via the web? How does one Insert object into the filemaker database via the web? I want to grab a file from a user's hard drive and insert it into my database. Is this doable? Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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[ July 27, 2001: Message edited by: LiveOak ]

I get how to upload the file, but how do I grab the filename of what the user just uploaded?

The example from WebStar doesn't give much to go off of for putting the filename in a FM Field.

You can use PHP to do this type of thing. PHP would control the upload then update the database.

All the best.

Garry