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Idea #4: Attach files to questions

bug This idea was marked as implemented the 24 October 10. Available starting 1.91.
Written by tiprichard the 25 Sep 09 at 17:08. Related project: 1.x all. Status: Implemented
Rationale
For assessments we want to attach files to a question as evidence for the answer.

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Selected solution (#1): Ability to attach / upload files
Written by tiprichard the 25 Sep 09 at 17:08.
Define the ability to attach files to the different types of questions. Have an extra field in the database to store the file in the database.


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jcleeland (Administrator) wrote on the 5 Oct 09 at 05:44
One of the stumbling blocks that comes up with this suggestion is managing security, and how to control what can be uploaded, the size, and so forth. Having an open ability for users to upload a file could end up with a file server filled to capacity! So any feature like this would have to be built very carefully with some extremely strict access restrictions.

misterdan wrote on the 30 Oct 09 at 16:32
agreed, although I would also want this feature, if implemented there would need to be an area for limits such as: max size, and allowed file types

dfewl wrote on the 22 Mar 10 at 21:50
This would add the capability to attach pictures as answers to questions. In some cases, pictures would provide more information than a formal text description.

ppuls wrote on the 13 Oct 10 at 10:37
I am using such file uploads in an other survey (in fact, this is the only reason i need both systems) and it works like this: every file is upladable, but they get automatically renamed (sid_ID_timestamp_fieldvalue(definable)-from-questionnaire.originalfiletype.xxx ) and put into a ftp-directory. This way i can later dl the whole lot and match them to the correct questionnaire.
When they are considered safe, i can rename them to the original filetype and open them, if unsafe, i can delete.

It would be great to be able to do this management (safe/unsafe) in the "Display Responses" via a radio-button and have the file (photo) displayed in the questionnaire.

it would also be great, if in the "Advanced Settings" of the Question type one could specify the file-type (eg.: .jpg, .tiff, etc) this way one could be quite safe from malicious files, correct?

Best regards,

Philipp


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