[development] File upload and convert

[Jamie Holly]

Here's the issue, which has set dormant for over a year:

http://drupal.org/node/1163962

Jamie Holly
http://www.intoxination.net
http://www.hollyit.net

On 11/27/2012 11:33 AM, Earnie Boyd wrote:
> The OP cross posted to both support and development lists.  There is
> an issue open for the description changes but I don't have the #
> handy.  However, when in doubt use support and not development.
>
> Earnie
>
> On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 10:57 AM, Kevin Reynen <kreynen at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > @earnie Please stop telling developers discussing development to use the
> > support list.  This list was started as "a list for Drupal developers"....
> >
> > http://web.archive.org/web/20110522011442/http://drupal.org/mailing-lists
> >
> > At some point the description of the list was changed to core development.
> > Since core conversations rarely happen on this list, I'd like to see that
> > changed back and limit suggestions to use the support list to questions
> > about using Drupal or a  specific module.
> >
> > - Kevin
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 7:11 AM, Aaron Winborn <winborn at advomatic.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> You are looking for
> >> http://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/modules!system!system.api.php/function/hook_file_insert/7
> >>
> >>
> >> On 11/27/2012 3:38 AM, Peter Droogmans wrote:
> >>
> >> Chris,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> You’ll need something custom, at leeast that’s how I solved it
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I added an extra file field so people could upload the file, using
> >> hook_node_insert/hook_node_update I intercepted the upload, converted it,
> >> and store the result in the other file field.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> You could do it using a custom file field widget as well, just extend the
> >> current one (have a look at the image field widget, it extends the file
> >> widget)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Peter
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> From: development-bounces at drupal.org
> >> [mailto:development-bounces at drupal.org] On Behalf Of Chris Miller
> >> Sent: dinsdag 27 november 2012 1:33
> >> To: development at drupal.org; support at drupal.org
> >> Subject: [development] File upload and convert
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Folks,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I have a content type with TWO file fields, in which I will designate TWO
> >> PDFs.  On upload completion I want to run something like: "exec(pdftk f1.pdf
> >> background f2.pdf output f1.pdf)".  This will "brand" f1.pdf.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I don't see any standard mechanism and so I'm not sure how to go about
> >> this.  I have a general understanding, but that doesn't answer the question.
> >> I am sure I don't want to intercept all possible uploads; just the uploads
> >> from this specific content type.  So, can I define a file upload hook which
> >> is scoped to this specific content type?  I haven't seen anything that makes
> >> me believe I can.  Can I create a custom file field to use any time I need
> >> to perform a conversion?  Can my custom file field "extend" the existing
> >> file field, so I don't have to port improvements/bugfixes to my custom file
> >> field version?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> So many questions...  (-:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks for the help,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Chris.
> >>
> >>
> >
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