How to construct a full download link from a filename

Also....One more question.....I have users uploading an image, and when it gets stored in my db it is only storing the image name. How can I find the FULL PATH to that image instead of just the name of it? This is pretty important...can you help me wit this? I see the image on the report, so I know it's there, and when I look in my db it just shows the image name. But, I need the actual full http:// path to the image...

Can you tell me how I can have it store the full url path instead? (I know I kind of switched paths here, but this is important too...my image isn't showing on my site because I don't know the path....).

Hi,

Do do this, change the properties of the upload files field to be viewed rather than downloaded.

1) Click on the Gear icon

2)Click on Show Properties

3)Change the Download images option to "No"

This should instead give you the full URL for the image rather than having you download it.

Please let us know if there is anything else we can assist you with and we will be happy to help.

Thank you for using Jotform!

Hello - Okay, I'm eithee having a major friggin' blonde moment or thsi just is not working.

I made the changes you said to make, but...I am still just getting the image name in my db table.

I am attaching both the settings I changed and a screenie of my db table.

I need to somehow get the full path of that image...pls help before I go Crazy!!! I feel like this shoudl be so simple, so I don't know if I am just making it harder than it is or what the hell I am doing wrong.

Thanks sooooo much...

1. Here is the settings per your instructions:

2. Here is my database table with just the image name showing:

Here is a link to my form: http://form.jotform.us/form/41784745703158

Let me please inform you, that we use the following upload link format:

http://www.jotform.com/uploads/{account_name}/{form_ID}/{submission_ID}/{file_name}

And it actually redirects to:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/jufs/{account_name}/{form_ID/{submission_ID}/{file_name}

In you case it will be:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/jufs/ellie123/41784745703158/{submission_ID}/{file_name} 

You might try to construct such link in your script and populate it into the database.

Please feel free to contact us if you need any further assistance.

THIS MAY NEED TO BE ITS OWN TOPIC - I APOLOGIZE IF THAT'S THE CASE. CAN YOU OPEN SEPARATE TICKET FOR THIS QUESTION IF SO. THANK YOU, MY FRIEND. ?

In light of the info above....let me ask this:

I am making another form where I am having my users upload the PDF version of a form they filled out. 

They are going to upload this PDF form to my website for ppl to see and download (I cannot figure out any other way for ppl to view one user's form submissions. The report format doesn't work because users see everybody else's submissions. I need to view just one users submissions at a time. If there is a way to do this, pls advise.)

So, my question is... Is there a way that I can automatically rename the file upload? So my upload link format would be:

http://www.jotform.com/uploads/{account_name}/{form_ID}/{submission_ID}/{myautorenamehere.pdf}

Which in my case would actually redirect to:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/jufs/ellie123/41784745703158/{submission_ID}/{myautorenamehere.pdf} 

Thank you for your help!

- Ellie

PS - while I do appreciate it, pls do not reply with the general "we have now have Webhooks for this" etc. because I do not understand the documentation (or lack thereof)....lol. I have asked for step by step help with webhooks but never received. 

2nd question.....

Thanks for any help you can give! :)

Hello spyguide,

So, my question is... Is there a way that I can automatically rename the file upload? 

Unfortunately no, it is not possible to rename the uploaded files. The file is uploaded as it is without any change in the file name and URL is constructed based on that.

Using webhook will also not help because the file files are uploaded from our server using our script which does not have any option of file renaming. 

I have moved your second question to a new thread and you will be answered here:  http://www.jotform.com/answers/398585

Thank you!

Maybe a better question is....

How can I have my db store the upload path of the file like this:

​http​://​www.​jotform.​com/​uploads/​ellieXXXXX/​41855520219150/​281958140851196072/​1771_001.​jpg​

Instead of like this:
1771_001.​jpg​

If you can tell me that...I will be golden... :)

I tried to use a form calculation widget with the option "add field to equation as text by default":

Then manually pasting the download url in the form calculation formula.

But unfortunately it is missing to insert the submission ID:

http://form.jotformpro.com/form/42055089180958 

I can try making further tests, but for it's close but not done. Sorry.

Let us know if we can be of assistance.

Thank you