MachForm Community Forums Topic: Renaming Files on Upload

MachForm Community Forums Topic: Renaming Files on Upload https://www.machform.com/forums/ MachForm Community Forums Topic: Renaming Files on Upload en Mon, 04 May 2026 04:41:20 +0000 redityo on "Renaming Files on Upload" https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/renaming-files-on-upload#post-4946 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 14:30:49 +0000 redityo 4946@https://www.machform.com/forums/ Hi, Hmmm ... I think it will be take a lot of modification, you should edit some machform files then. Let's follow these steps : 1. Edit "includes/post-functions.php". go to around line 1029 ~ 1035 you will see this code : <pre><code>//move file and check for invalid file $destination_file = $input['machform_data_path'].UPLOAD_DIR."/form_{$form_id}/files/{$element_name}_{$file_token}-{$record_insert_id}-{$_FILES[$element_name]['name']}"; if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES[$element_name]['tmp_name'], $destination_file)) { $filename = mysql_real_escape_string($_FILES[$element_name]['name']); $query = "update ap_form_{$form_id} set $element_name='{$element_name}_{$file_token}-{$record_insert_id}-{$filename}' where id='$record_insert_id'"; do_query($query); }</code></pre> replace with this <pre><code>if ($form_id != 25) { //move file and check for invalid file $destination_file = $input['machform_data_path'].UPLOAD_DIR."/form_{$form_id}/files/{$element_name}_{$file_token}-{$record_insert_id}-{$_FILES[$element_name]['name']}"; if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES[$element_name]['tmp_name'], $destination_file)) { $filename = mysql_real_escape_string($_FILES[$element_name]['name']); $query = "update ap_form_{$form_id} set $element_name='{$element_name}_{$file_token}-{$record_insert_id}-{$filename}' where id='$record_insert_id'"; do_query($query); }</code></pre> 2. Edit "download.php" file, go to around line 33. You will see this code : <pre><code>$file_1 = substr($filename_only,strpos($filename_only,'-')+1); $filename_only = substr($file_1,strpos($file_1,'-')+1);</code></pre> replace with <pre><code>if ($form_id == 25) { $file_1 = $filename_only; $filename_only = $file_1; }else { $file_1 = substr($filename_only,strpos($filename_only,'-')+1); $filename_only = substr($file_1,strpos($file_1,'-')+1); }</code></pre> 3. Edit "includes/helper-functions.php", go to around line 383 and you will see this code : <pre><code>$filename_value = substr($filename_value,strpos($filename_value,'-')+1); $filename_value = substr($file_1,strpos($file_1,'-')+1);</code></pre> replace with <pre><code>if ($form_id == 25) { $file_1 = $filename_value; $filename_only = $file_1; }else { $filename_value = substr($filename_value,strpos($filename_value,'-')+1); $filename_value = substr($file_1,strpos($file_1,'-')+1); }</code></pre> I assume your form id is 25, so make sure you've adjust your form id with yours. BFG9000 on "Renaming Files on Upload" https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/renaming-files-on-upload#post-4928 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:21:23 +0000 BFG9000 4928@https://www.machform.com/forums/ Greetings All, I have a form that includes a couple of file uploads (one for .jpg & one for .pdf). Another field on the form is for A unique identifier that the user keys in (e.g. GT5000123456). I'd like the files to be renamed on upload to GT5000123456.jpg & GT5000123456.pdf respectively. I'm fairly sure this is possible, but I guess I'm lloking for some assistance..... TTFN BFG