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The only example in the expressionengine documentation for using the safecracker_file field type inside of a safecracker form is the following

{custom_fields}
{if safecracker_file}
                {display_field}
        {/if}
{/custom_fields}

If I am not using the custom fields loop and wish to refer to my safecracker_file field type directly for it to appear in my form what is the code snippet I need.

I have more than one custom field containing this file type and I only want this one displayed. I do not want to loop around all my fields but reference the field directly.

Hi mark59,

Sure thing!

{field:my_field_name}

Use the short name of the SafeCracker File field in place of “my_field_name”. You can use that patter to display any field from the channel the SafeCracker is posting to.

Cheers,

Dan, Many Thanks

That worked. I did find this out myself eariler on today after many hours and I cannot even remember how I came across it.

So could someone please add this {field:my_field_name} to the safecracker documentation and provide a small example code segment for a template as well. To help others. I did not see this mentioned in the safecracker documentation - but if I missed it apologies.

Kind Regards ... Mark

As a note I also used this method on a File field (not just a safecracker_file as before).

{field:my_file_field}

And while the image thumbnail showed up and the remove file/add file links appear - the two links do nothing - so I am unable to change the image. Help.

Hi mark59,

In either of your instances, have you made sure to include the SafeCracker assets in your SafeCracker template?

Place this code in the html head of the SafeCracker template:

<link href="{path=css/_ee_saef_css}" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" media="screen">

If you include the SC assets, do the file fields behave as expected?

Cheers,

Dan, yes I have

<link href="{path=css/_ee_saef_css}" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" media="screen">

is already in my template, and the remove/add file links do not work.

I do not see any example of the native File type referenced under the Safecracker documentation.

Can the File type be used under Safecracker?

Hi mark59,

I do not see any example of the native File type referenced under the Safecracker documentation.

Can the File type be used under Safecracker?

I have never had success trying to use it. So I’ve just started using SafeCracker File in channels that I’m going to use with SafeCracker.

Is there anything else I can assist you with?

Thanks!