File Upload Plugin

dianeinflorida

Is there an example anywhere that saves the image data in the same table as opposed to a joined table?

allan

Hi,

I've just replied by e-mail as well, but for completeness and anyone else who finds this conversation, I'll repost my reply here as well :-)

I don't have any examples that show the saving of the image data into a database as it isn't really something I would recommend. It is generally better to store the file in the file system and a reference to it in the database.

Furthermore, as the file upload in Editor is asynchronous, if you were to create a new entry, the file couldn't be uploaded as row there the data would be stored is not available until after the file has been uploaded!

What I would recommend is that you store a reference to the file in the database (for example the file name, or a full path to the file) and store the file in the file system. That way there is no need for a joined table. To do this you would simply not define the db() method for your Upload class, and define a custom action() method that will store the file on the file system and then return the value you want to have the database reference for the file.

Regards,
Allan