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jason1971 + · 11-13-2009, 11:28 PM

Hi Everyone,

Is it possible to add an extra feild for users to upload a file in the contact seller page ?

so that you would have:

NAME
EMAIL
MESSAGE
UPLOAD FILE

Many thanks for any help offered.

Jason

seymourjames + · 11-14-2009, 04:29 AM

Have you looked at extrafields? There is an upload option. on the field type I have never tried it so not sure quite what it does. If it does not do this then you would need to create a back-end script to manage uploads. Presumably you would also want the possibility of a download.

jason1971 + · 11-14-2009, 04:40 AM

Yes, I think i would require a script, this is were I need the help as am not sure what im doing when it comes to that part.

seymourjames + · 11-14-2009, 04:46 AM

I think you need to give more details about what you are actually trying to do and the workflow on input of this file upload and where it goes to and what you will then be doing with it.

jason1971 + · 11-14-2009, 06:47 AM

I have found the following script on the internet. can I use this somehow ?

<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="uploader.php" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="100000" />
Choose a file to upload: <input name="uploadedfile" type="file" /><br />
<input type="submit" value="Upload File" />
</form>

Lhotch + · 11-14-2009, 09:13 AM

this is not an easy task, there is a lot more involved than just creating a form that has file upload field. The back end script needs to handle the moving of the file after uploaded and then encode it so it can be sent along with the e-mail.

jason1971 + · 11-14-2009, 11:10 AM

does anybody have any ideas on what i would have to do to acheive this ? and how to do this ?

Eric Barnes · 11-14-2009, 01:22 PM

Uploading files are not as simple as just adding an file field. Please have a look at some of these tutorials:
PHP Tutorial - File Upload
PHP File Upload

jason1971 + · 11-15-2009, 12:44 AM

WOW those tutorials blew my mind a bit, as it would be a few weeks before I would get to that part of the website, would anybody be interested in sorting it out for me for money ?

I know I should have a go myself, but looking at those tutorials makes me think i'd make a right balls up of it, and id spend the rest of my life posting threads to get it sorted.

Many many thanks

Jason

seymourjames + · 11-15-2009, 02:27 PM

What do you want to do with these files? It helps to know the goal.

11-13-2009, 11:28 PM	#1
jason1971 + Customer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 147 Rep Power: 13	adding upload file to contact seller form Hi Everyone, Is it possible to add an extra feild for users to upload a file in the contact seller page ? so that you would have: NAME EMAIL MESSAGE UPLOAD FILE Many thanks for any help offered. Jason __________________ v4.1.8 Hosted - using Templatecodes neo2- green template

11-14-2009, 04:29 AM	#2
seymourjames + All Hands On Deck Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,342 Rep Power: 84	Have you looked at extrafields? There is an upload option. on the field type I have never tried it so not sure quite what it does. If it does not do this then you would need to create a back-end script to manage uploads. Presumably you would also want the possibility of a download. __________________ "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.". TemplateCodes.com for 68C, Version 4 Templates & Modules Get the Best U.S Hosting, Best U.K Hosting

11-14-2009, 04:40 AM	#3
jason1971 + Customer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 147 Rep Power: 13	script rq'ed Yes, I think i would require a script, this is were I need the help as am not sure what im doing when it comes to that part. __________________ v4.1.8 Hosted - using Templatecodes neo2- green template

11-14-2009, 04:46 AM	#4
seymourjames + All Hands On Deck Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,342 Rep Power: 84	I think you need to give more details about what you are actually trying to do and the workflow on input of this file upload and where it goes to and what you will then be doing with it. __________________ "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.". TemplateCodes.com for 68C, Version 4 Templates & Modules Get the Best U.S Hosting, Best U.K Hosting

11-14-2009, 06:47 AM	#5
jason1971 + Customer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 147 Rep Power: 13	re script I have found the following script on the internet. can I use this somehow ? <form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="uploader.php" method="POST"> <input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="100000" /> Choose a file to upload: <input name="uploadedfile" type="file" /><br /> <input type="submit" value="Upload File" /> </form> __________________ v4.1.8 Hosted - using Templatecodes neo2- green template

11-14-2009, 09:13 AM	#6
Lhotch + curmudgeon Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,413 Rep Power: 138	this is not an easy task, there is a lot more involved than just creating a form that has file upload field. The back end script needs to handle the moving of the file after uploaded and then encode it so it can be sent along with the e-mail. __________________ Larry Knowledge *learned* is more valuable than knowledge *given*.

11-14-2009, 11:10 AM	#7
jason1971 + Customer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 147 Rep Power: 13	does anybody have any ideas on what i would have to do to acheive this ? and how to do this ? __________________ v4.1.8 Hosted - using Templatecodes neo2- green template

11-14-2009, 01:22 PM	#8
Eric Barnes 68 Classifieds Staff Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Belmont, NC Posts: 5,489 Rep Power: 135	Uploading files are not as simple as just adding an file field. Please have a look at some of these tutorials: PHP Tutorial - File Upload PHP File Upload __________________ Eric Barnes 68 Classifieds Developer Customer Area \| Issue Tracker \| Documentation \| 68C Mods \| 68 @ Twitter \| My Modules

11-15-2009, 12:44 AM	#9
jason1971 + Customer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 147 Rep Power: 13	WOW those tutorials blew my mind a bit, as it would be a few weeks before I would get to that part of the website, would anybody be interested in sorting it out for me for money ? I know I should have a go myself, but looking at those tutorials makes me think i'd make a right balls up of it, and id spend the rest of my life posting threads to get it sorted. Many many thanks Jason __________________ v4.1.8 Hosted - using Templatecodes neo2- green template

11-15-2009, 02:27 PM	#10
seymourjames + All Hands On Deck Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,342 Rep Power: 84	What do you want to do with these files? It helps to know the goal. __________________ "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.". TemplateCodes.com for 68C, Version 4 Templates & Modules Get the Best U.S Hosting, Best U.K Hosting

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