Multi-search direct link to file upload?
3 posts by 2 authors in: Forums > CMS Builder
Last Post: October 18, 2016 (RSS)
By Toledoh - October 11, 2016
Hey Guys.
I'm running multiSearch.php and it is working fine.
With one section that it's searching I need to link directly to the file uploaded - rather than the list page or the detail page. Is that possible?
The field is "pdf" - but this doesn't work (as I expected it not to).
<?php if (!$record['field2']): ?>
<p><a href="<?php echo PREFIX_URL ?>/<?php echo $record['field1'] ?>" class="">Read More</a></p>
<?php else: ?>
<p><a href="<?php foreach ($record['pdf'] as $index => $upload): ?><?php echo htmlencode($upload['urlPath']) ?><?php endforeach ?>" class="">View <?php echo $record['field2'] ?></a></p>
<?php endif ?>
Tim (toledoh.com.au)
By Damon - October 17, 2016
Hi Tim,
No, uploads don't work with multi-search.
That said, you could add a text field (ex.pdf_url) and manually copy and paste the PDF URL into it.
Then this field can be used to display a link to the PDF:
<?php if (!$record['field2']): ?>
<p><a href="<?php echo PREFIX_URL ?>/<?php echo $record['field1'] ?>" class="">Read More</a></p>
<?php else: ?>
<p><a href="<?php echo record['field2']; ?>" class="">View PDF</a></p>
<?php endif ?>
To automate the manual process of adding the URL from the uploaded PDF into a PDF URL field, we could write a plugin to automatically do this.
Let me know is this sounds workable.
Thanks!
Damon Edis - interactivetools.com
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By Toledoh - October 18, 2016
Thanks Damon, I think the URL field will work.
Tim (toledoh.com.au)