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4/20/2015 12:55 PM
 
Mike Riley


Joined: 5/5/2006
Posts: 1138

I'm using OnyakTech Custom Forms to create a form which generates a PDF via a PDF template.

The issue that I'm trying to address is to make sure that each PDF has a unique name, but I don't have a value in the form that I can guarantee will be unique. And I'd like to know what the PDF name will be when it is created.

If there was a default value of Ticks:Now that could be set, that would work.

Any suggestions?

PS. I didn't see any Forums on the OnyakTech site. I do realize this is a 3rd party module.
 
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4/20/2015 1:48 PM
 
Mike Riley


Joined: 5/5/2006
Posts: 1138
Figured out a solution.

Have a field whose default value is:

select replace(convert(varchar, getdate(),102),'.','') + replace(convert(varchar, getdate(),114),':','')
 
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4/20/2015 2:09 PM
 
Chris Onyak


www.OnyakTech.com
Joined: 8/27/2003
Posts: 799

Hi Mike, I know you already found a solution but I wanted to provide more details in case you wanted to improve on it or add new features to make this easier in the future depending on what you need. 

You shouldn't need to worry about unique files names for the PDF documents created by the OnyakTech Forms module.  The Forms module handles this for you.  However, if you want control over it then you can also use the tokens in the file names by setting the file name string in Display Setup.  You can use tokens that reference controls in your form or the current user and environment.   For example, you can use the tokens for the current date and time or the user name as part of the PDF file name that is created.

A screen shot showing the File Name Format is shown on http://dnnforms.com/Advanced-Forms/PD...


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4/20/2015 2:39 PM
 
Mike Riley


Joined: 5/5/2006
Posts: 1138
Chris: If a PDF is generated AND the results are stored in a database, does the database record include the PDF file name? That's what I really wanted.

Also, in Forms 6.3.1, there's a pretty annoying bug when you are pumping the form results into a PDF template. Anytime you modify the Display Setup of a form, you MUST choose the PDF Template again or else the value that was saved is stored (the file selection drop-down doesn't show the currently applied template).
 
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4/20/2015 3:09 PM
 
Chris Onyak


www.OnyakTech.com
Joined: 8/27/2003
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No it does not store the PDF file name.  Only files uploaded directly into the Form (using the File Upload control) are stored in the database.   Files generated from the Form content are not stored in the database.

I'll add that into the module, let me know if there are any other features you are looking for. 

In regards to the PDF Template issue you noted, that has been fixed.  The current BETA has the patch for that. 


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