How to overwrite previously uploaded file with different extension.

If you are wanting to add a new version of a document with a different extension then I think you'll have to upload a new document and delete the original, rather than uploading a new version.

@rahulk And post form submission, if needed, revert the updates(such as deleting the previously uploaded file/ or related data in the database) if a difference in extension is found.

Hi rahulk599,

I would like to suggest another approach rather than deleting and uploading a new document with different extension try saving all the documents in a unique folder.
And these document ids are saved to a database table along with a version number, a foreign key relationship id.
You can add more columns depending on your need and then you need to make a small tweak in your sail interface where the target property of file upload component should point folder id instead of the document id as we are not overwriting the document technically.

By following this approach you can save old version documents and you can retrieve them as per the version.

Fair enough as long as the requirement is complex and growing(and if there is really a need for customised document management component) and could be be over-engineering if the requirement is quite simple. On the whole, it really depends.

We can't upgrade the version of file with different extension.For keeping track of the version you can take the help of DB and mark the latest one as active.

Hi rahulk,

To my knowledge what I would suggest is you can create a template with the extension you choose and use that template in text doc from template smart service and can generate a document.I am not sure whether it serves your purpose but giving an idea to go for a suitable consideration .And Moreover I could see a shared component which works for a document images .please find the link attached.
docs.appian.com/.../Document.html.

Thanks,
ravalik