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Hi,

I am trying to upload an image to a custom collection.

I am using the input field with the type set to file.
In my create service i have mapped the file input field to a field in the db.
A button then calls the service.

When I click the button i am presented with the following error:

"invalid value for type object: C:/fakepath/image.jpg"

The code that is used to throw the exception is

var response = JSON.parse(jqXHR.responseText);
alert (response.description);

Does anyone know what theissue could be?

Thanks,
Graeme

Hello -

Are you following this tutorial: http://devcenter.appery.io/tutorials/... -?
Can you show your service settings tab, and request/response tabs with mapping?

I was following it up until the final section. I did not want it uploaded to the files data collection so i deviated slightly. Do files have to be uploaded to the files data collection?

When I try to upload the file to another collection using the method in the example above I get the following in the javascript console:

This data source not be supported in the method of upload multiple files.

Does this mean files can only be uploaded to the files data collection?

In the database, did you implement a GET request, and set data type to JSON, and it looks like your structure is jQuery based not JavaScript, maybe try this formula

var json = '{"example": true,"example": }' ,
obj = JSON.parse(json);

alert(obj.example);

Hello Michael,

Sotty for delay. You can upload files only into predefined collection "Files"

Thanks Eugene,

How would you then go about associating this data with data in another collection? e.g. a fileDetails collection?

Hello Graeme,

You may use a column of type file. You may link by the actual file name (column "File Name" in the collection of Files).

Thanks Evgene,

How do I return the file name using the uploadMultipleFilesHelper(uploadService, Apperyio('')); javascript?

Hi Graeme,

It's not fully clear what you want.

But you if you goal to get selected file name here is code:

pre

//Note: you should replace "file_input" with your file input component name.
var files = Apperyio('file_input')[0].files;
for(var i = 0; i < files&#46;length; i++)
alert(files&#46;name);

&#47;&#47;Note: you should replace "file_input" with your file input component name&#46;
uploadMultipleFilesHelperWithCustomName(uploadService, Apperyio('file_input'));

/pre

Regards.