A File Attachment object allows users to attach/detach files such as word processor files, spreadsheet data, graphics and database files to your forms. For a complete list of File Attachment object properties and their uses, see the File Attachment Properties reference table.

You may find when designing your form that you have a requirement that managers be able to attach files to a form in a workflow and have employees open the files, edit them, then save them back to the form directly. The easiest way to do this is by adding a File Attachment object to your form. The steps to do this are below.

Depending on the workflow process, once a user opens the file attachment and makes changes, he or she may then need to delete the original attachment before attaching the new file with the changes.

An alternate method for designing your form that would let you avoid making your users have to delete the older version of the attachment before adding the new could be to include a table specifically for your attachments. A table can contain an attachment object column and users can choose to add as many rows to the table as required. Using this method allows you to retain copies of each successive version of the attachment.

Note: Anyone with access to your form would have the ability to attach and detach files to and from the form, so you may want to manage the state of the file attachment object or the table according to workflow stage and role. For additional information see the Limiting User Access to Form Fields topic.

Updated: 06/12/2011  Page url: http://www.perfectforms.com/Documentation/manual/html/?fg_adding_a_file_attachment_objec.htm
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