Nice to see that the "FilePicker" is now a part of uComponents, but I
would like to see a brand new component-merge between the "FilePicker"
and the "Multi-Node Tree Picker" = "The Multi File Picker".
Does anyone know if this is a work in progress anywhere?
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I'm asking because:
I would like to be able to update a PDF-file on my harddrive, and then
have that file copied to a folder in my website root. This way, the pdf
on the the website will always be fully updated. Then i would be able to
pick the file in umbraco. This is possible now - except that i would like to pick
several PDF-files at in one go.
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Maybe there are other solutions to this problems as well. Any thoughts?
I was originally going to allow multiple files to be selected - not using an MNTP-style picker, but with repeatable textboxes - it wasn't very pretty, so I stopped development on that.
However, now that MNTP development has matured in v2.0 (meaning its feature complete and a lot of bugs ironed out) ... it might be worth exploring an amalgamation of FilePicker and MNTP... like you say Multi-File Tree Picker! (MFTP)
I'll raise this with the rest of the uComponents dev team... see what they think!
Sorry for not getting back to you - the team did have a chat about it... we felt that combing it with MNTP was a no go (would make it far too complicated!)
Following a similar style/theme as MNTP (but as a standalone data-type) is achievable but development wouldn't happen until (at least) v3.0.
Alternative suggestion would be to use the DataType Grid (that we're releasing in v2.1 - beta at end of January) - where you could use the FilePicker multiple times - the UI wouldn't be a slick as an MNTP-style, but still very functional!
Sorry to zombify this thread but the solution offered has never made it into the Datatype Grid, File Picker is just not an option in there.... I would love a way to pick multiple files. I tried searching but havent been able to find anything that does this.
OK, I've just tested this out... the FilePicker does in fact work with the DataType Grid! :-D
In order to set it up, it is a 2-step process.
1. Firstly, create/configure a new data-type definition using the DataType Grid, by doing this a config file will be generated. Go to "/config/DataTypeGrid.config", add this as the last element:
(That contains the GUID for the FilePicker data-type control)
2. Now to wire up the FilePicker with the DataType Grid, you need to create a separate data-type definition for the FilePicker - so you can specify which folder to use.
Once you have done that, the DataType Grid is ready to use the FilePicker settings!
Multi file picker
Hi All,
Nice to see that the "FilePicker" is now a part of uComponents, but I would like to see a brand new component-merge between the "FilePicker" and the "Multi-Node Tree Picker" = "The Multi File Picker".
Does anyone know if this is a work in progress anywhere?
---
I'm asking because:
I would like to be able to update a PDF-file on my harddrive, and then have that file copied to a folder in my website root. This way, the pdf on the the website will always be fully updated. Then i would be able to pick the file in umbraco. This is possible now - except that i would like to pick several PDF-files at in one go.
---
Maybe there are other solutions to this problems as well. Any thoughts?
Best regards,
hundebol
Hi Hundebol,
Good suggestion!
I was originally going to allow multiple files to be selected - not using an MNTP-style picker, but with repeatable textboxes - it wasn't very pretty, so I stopped development on that.
However, now that MNTP development has matured in v2.0 (meaning its feature complete and a lot of bugs ironed out) ... it might be worth exploring an amalgamation of FilePicker and MNTP... like you say Multi-File Tree Picker! (MFTP)
I'll raise this with the rest of the uComponents dev team... see what they think!
Cheers, Lee.
Hi Lee,
What did the team have to say about this? Is it possible :)
Best regards
Hi Hundebol,
Sorry for not getting back to you - the team did have a chat about it... we felt that combing it with MNTP was a no go (would make it far too complicated!)
Following a similar style/theme as MNTP (but as a standalone data-type) is achievable but development wouldn't happen until (at least) v3.0.
Alternative suggestion would be to use the DataType Grid (that we're releasing in v2.1 - beta at end of January) - where you could use the FilePicker multiple times - the UI wouldn't be a slick as an MNTP-style, but still very functional!
Cheers, Lee.
Hi Lee,
No worries, it doesn't kill me to ask you again. :)
Very much appreciate that you suggest an alternative - I will look forward to the beta!
Thanks for you answer!
Best regards
Sorry to zombify this thread but the solution offered has never made it into the Datatype Grid, File Picker is just not an option in there.... I would love a way to pick multiple files. I tried searching but havent been able to find anything that does this.
Hi David,
OK, I've just tested this out... the FilePicker does in fact work with the DataType Grid! :-D
In order to set it up, it is a 2-step process.
1. Firstly, create/configure a new data-type definition using the DataType Grid, by doing this a config file will be generated. Go to "/config/DataTypeGrid.config", add this as the last element:
(That contains the GUID for the FilePicker data-type control)
2. Now to wire up the FilePicker with the DataType Grid, you need to create a separate data-type definition for the FilePicker - so you can specify which folder to use.
Once you have done that, the DataType Grid is ready to use the FilePicker settings!
(I'm quite impressed at it worked! Ta-dah!)
Cheers, Lee.
Lee, if I could high five this I would! Thanks so much for that solution!!
Could we just have a multiple file picker instead of this little hack :P ... Pretty please... x
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