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| 2 | FileField provides an "File" field type to CCK. It provides many advantages over |
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| 3 | the Drupal core "Upload" module including: |
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| 5 | * Per-field upload control (file extensions, file size). |
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| 6 | * Per-node upload size limits. |
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| 7 | * Multiple fields per content type. |
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| 8 | * Customizable paths for saving uploads (plus token support for dynamic paths). |
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| 9 | * Icons for uploaded file types. |
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| 10 | |
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| 11 | FileField was written by Darrel Opry (dopry). |
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| 12 | Maintained by Nathan Haug (quicksketch) and Andrew Morton (drewish). |
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| 14 | Dependencies |
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| 15 | ------------ |
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| 16 | * Content |
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| 18 | FileField also provides additional features when used with the following: |
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| 19 | |
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| 20 | * ImageField (See an image preview during editing.) |
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| 21 | * Token (Generate dynamic paths when saving images.) |
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| 22 | * ImageCache (Create thumbnails of images on output.) |
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| 24 | If your site is any larger than a personal blog, you should definitely install |
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| 25 | the following modules to increase the security and stability of your uploads. |
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| 26 | |
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| 27 | * Transliteration (Convert unsafe characters to file system safe names.) |
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| 28 | * MimeDetect (Check the content of files to ensure they match the extension.) |
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| 30 | Install |
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| 31 | ------- |
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| 33 | 1) Copy the filefield folder to the modules folder in your installation. |
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| 35 | 2) Enable the module using Administer -> Site building -> Modules |
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| 36 | (/admin/build/modules). |
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| 38 | 3) Create a new file field in through CCK's interface. Visit Administer -> |
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| 39 | Content management -> Content types (admin/content/types), then click |
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| 40 | Manage fields on the type you want to add an file upload field. Select |
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| 41 | "File" as the field type and "File" as the widget type to create a new |
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| 42 | field. |
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| 44 | 4) Upload files on the node form for the type that you set up. |
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