The uploaded file name in an interface

RE: The uploaded file name in an interface

Peter Lewis — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:20:51 GMT

If you hover over the text, it should show the full name. Otherwise like others said the only way to show it is to complete the upload (by submitting the form) and display it in a different component

RE: The uploaded file name in an interface

Mike Schmitt — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:16:47 GMT

[quote userid="267580" url="~/discussions/f/user-interface/37550/the-uploaded-file-name-in-an-interface/140744"]no way to display full name in an interface[/quote]

If it's critical, there's a (supported) workaround that involves running the newly-uploaded doc ID through a plug-in which can return its name. But it's a bit of a pain to do, and I wouldn't recommend it for someone who isn't at least somewhat advanced in terms of Appian coding, since it requires innate knowledge of using plug-ins, text extraction, and setting up expression rule utilities for general use to abstract the sometimes clumsier output found from some plug-ins.

But the typical use case is that you just show the user the file upload field and the document it contains. If they don't like how the field truncates the name, that's considered a "user education" issue - since it has no bearing on anything beyond "they don't like it".

RE: The uploaded file name in an interface

Mike Schmitt — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:06:02 GMT

This is standard behavior of the File Upload Field. It doesn't affect the name of the final uploaded file (which should remain the same as the original file's name unless you override it using controls within the component).

RE: The uploaded file name in an interface

sureshd2800 — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 07:38:18 GMT

You can access the file names and properties of the file in the context of the file upload validation using fv!file , as Stefan mentioned the name can not be extracted until form is submitted and access via the document object.

RE: The uploaded file name in an interface

Stefan Helzle — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 07:00:48 GMT

Sure, but just not inside the file upload component, and not before submitting the form.

RE: The uploaded file name in an interface

saitoy6477 — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 06:57:59 GMT

no way to display full name in an interface?

RE: The uploaded file name in an interface

Stefan Helzle — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 06:14:41 GMT

That is just a matter of how that full name is displayed. And no, this overflow behaviour cannot be adjusted.