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File AttachmentsEach topic can have one or more files of any type attached to it by using the Attach screen to upload (or download) files from your local PC. Attachments are stored under revision control: uploads are automatically backed up; all previous versions of a modified file can be retrieved.On this page:
What are attachments good for?File Attachments can be used to archive data, or to create powerful customized groupware solutions, like file sharing and document management systems, and quick Web page authoring.Document management systemYou can use Attachments to store and retrieve documents (in any format, with associated graphics, and other media files); attach documents to topics; collaborate on documents with full revision control; distribute documents on a need-to-know basis using web and topic-level access control; create a central reference library that's easy to share with an user group spread around the world.File sharingFor file sharing, FileAttachments on a series of topics can be used to quickly create a well-documented, categorized digital download center for all types of files: documents, graphics and other media, drivers and patches, applications; anything you can safely upload!Web authoringThrough your web browser, you can easily upload graphics (or sound files, or anything else you want to link to on a page) and place them on a single page, or use them across a web, or site-wide.
Attachment NamesAttachment names are stored directly in the server native file system, so filenames are sanitized to prevent use of names that would be unacceptable to the variety of platforms where Foswiki is supported. Note that the rules are different depending on whether or not your installation is configured to support international characters (UseLocale)Default rules without international character set support.
Attachment name rules with international character set support enabled.
Uploading files
Downloading files
Moving attachment filesAn attachment can be moved between topics.
Deleting attachmentsMove unwanted Attachments to webTrash , topic TrashAttachment .
Linking to attached files
Securing AttachmentsIn most installations, attachments are not secured. Anyone can read them if they know the name of the web, topic and attachment. To secure attachments, you have to control access to the attachments through theviewfile script, which requires a change in your web server configuration. To see how to configure Apache to do this, see http://foswiki.org/Support/ApacheConfigGenerator#Attachments
ExamplesFollowing you will find some examples of screens and tables related to this topic and referenced throughout the previous text. The appearance of these tables might vary, depending on what skin is used on your Foswiki installation.File attachment tableFiles attached to a topic are displayed in a directory table, showing the different file names and attributes. Anh means the attachment is hidden and not listed when viewing a topic in normal mode.
The file attachment table is normally displayed at the bottom of the page, or optionally, hidden and accessed when you click [Attach] .
File attachment controlsClicking on a[Manage] link takes you to a new page that looks a bit like this (depending on what skin is selected).
Here, you have different options:
or Cancel Related Topics: UserDocumentationCategory
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