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I think I get the whole concept nuBuilder uses for an Input:file object. It looks like when there is a change to an Input:file object the event fires the nuChangeFile() function in nuform.js, which in turn JSON-ifies the file data and saves it in a hidden textarea. If my understanding is correct, then would this be the place that I would want to add some code to save the file to the server? And to do that, would I be correct in assuming that I would need to ajax the file to some PHP code that would in turn save the file to the server?

What I want to do is bypass the saving of the JSON data and just save the file to the server, and just save the path to the saved file. What I don't yet understand is where in the nuBuilder code does the Input:file object get placed on the form? That is the spot that I would have to make additional changes in order to read the file back in. My goal would be much better if I could figure a way to do what I want without changing any nuBuilder code. Any ideas?

TIA

Tony,

I was faced with a similar task when I needed to upload a file to my server and then send it by email. At the end of the day, I decided not to use nuBuilder's Input FileUpload Object but went for another solution because It took about 4 minutes to upload/send a 100KB file.
It's based on this code https://gist.github.com/matteomattei/e2 ... 73b2da2921 (with slight modifications to meet my own needs)

Thanks bunches toms. I got the file upload to work without too much fuss, and it is rather speedy, too. No more "Request Data Too Large" errors like I used to get trying to save the file to the database. Now I just need to figure out how to retrieve the file when the Edit form displays again. Unfortunately, my brain has shut down for the moment.

The ajax success function returns the file names (In my case just 1 file name since I disallow multiple files)
This saves the filename to a nuBuilder field:
Then create a html object that displays a link to your file on the server

<a href="path_to_server/#myfilename#" download="path_to_server/#myfilename#">Download</a>

Got it. Everything works like a charm. Thanks toms.

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