Looking for some best practice suggestions/guidance on how to check the length of a file name and rename it if it exceeds a certain number.
Thanks in advance...
Hello, you can use a condition to check if $_POST.file.name.length()<=10
then set value: name = file.name
else, set value name = renamed value (what should it be?)
Then your template filename will be name
thanks @franse - This weeks activities drew me away from this puzzle.
Here's my feeble attempt to work through your suggestion...
Condition works fine (ty) - but the set value name does not recognize the name value in the template. I used the value of jj just to see if this would work.
When I follow the template guide and use {name} the original file name is used not the set value. Trying just name (no curly brackets) generate a file named - name. Is there another way to access the set value in the template field.
Found that's not so easy to access file name before upload,
@Teodor is this a bug?
2025-03-28T22:57:31.467Z server-connect:router Serving serverConnect /api/wapplercommunity/filenamelength
2025-03-28T22:57:31.473Z server-connect:app Executing action step setvalue
2025-03-28T22:57:31.473Z server-connect:app options: { key: 1, value: 1 }
2025-03-28T22:57:31.474Z server-connect:output setvalue: 1
2025-03-28T22:57:31.474Z server-connect:app Executing action step setvalue
2025-03-28T22:57:31.474Z server-connect:app options: { value: '{{$_POST.file1.name}}' }
2025-03-28T22:57:31.476Z server-connect:output value: undefined
A workaround could be to send the name of the file via frontend..
Just place a hidden input with file.name:
And then:
Remember the length takes in consideration all the value including extension, so:
111.jpg = 7 characters
The template says use single { } you indicate {{ }}. It doesn't honor either option. But it does accept the ext either way. It's feeling like there is something hardcoded in the API.
In an attempt to look at doing a File Rename API the same template limitations exist.
I tried AI and that suggested doing an onchange event but that doesn't show up on an input field with a file type.
Sorry, I don't understand what do you mean..
I just made a test, 1111111.jpg was uploaded like aaaaa.jpg and 1.jpg like bbbbb.jpg
Of course it is just an example
Have you tried?
It's working - but I was trying to understand why. The addition of the second input field through me. I didn't implement that - my error.
Thanks again for your patience and assistance.