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Hey everyone,
I’ve created some sites with ee , but never went too further.
This time, i’m trying to pre-set a form input value (actually, a File Field) with an existing file_id (previously selected) coming from the last url segment variable.

like this: index.php/myForm/15

Did try filling the value attribute with last_segment, but it keeps saying “The my_file_field field is required.”

{if segment_3 == ''}
   {field:my_file_field}    
{if:else}
   <input type="file" name="my_file_field"  data_directory="2" value="{segment_3}" /></p>
{/if}

I guess this is not working because of the file input component, implemented differently by each browser.

So, how should I change my form in order to set my_file_field to a file_id reference for an existing file?

The ‘Show existing files’ option looks good but I need to filter the list. I can do some coding but don’t know where to look in ee.

Thanks in advance

Ok, after a few hours, it was fairly simple

the input I was looking for is named “my_file_field_existing”

and for the record, the file file input named my_file_field should also be in the form.

That’s it.

Thanks anyway..