File upload – pre-fill filename
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My Windows app creates a URL that will pre-populate several fields of my Forminator Form and this works as expected. A new requirement is to upload a pre-determined text file once in a while.
App copies the local file location to the clipboard and executes the pre-populated URL. Form includes option to upload one file via field defined as:
{upload-1}
Field Labels:
. Type: Single
. Label: AttachFile
. Description: Click Choose File, then Right-Click at the cursor and PasteI can’t find a tag that could be used to pre-fill the FileName. Ideally, I would rather pass the FileName to be uploaded and avoid confusing the user or opening the door for typing the path\filename which could lead to typos that fail to find the file.
Is it wishful thinking or is there a way to populate the FileName so it would bypass the requirement for the user to click the Choose File button before seeing the FileName to be uploaded?
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Thank you for your response. I am not clear on the number of options you presented above.
– Display the expected filename in a read-only text field, allowing the user to confirm it before uploading the file.
* This I can easily accomplish (displaying the expected filename) and currently, I am placing the expected filename into the Windows Clipboard. The user can click the ‘Upload’ button and ‘Paste’ the expected filename into the File > Open field – which in turn will complete the Upload as required. the user gets to see the original filename location and that is fine as the user should always know from where a file is being uploaded.
? Are you suggesting that there is a way for the user to ‘confirm’ and thus ‘pass’ the read-only text field to the Upload process and thus avoiding typos or changes to the actual filename?
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