File attachment to products

**eccentric** · 23 Nov 2006, 04:37 AM

Hi,

I've done a bit of searching on the forums about this but couldn't find anything, so apologies if it's covered somewhere.

I need to be able to upload and attach a PDF to each of my products, that can be downloaded by visitors. The PDF contains product specifications (including images and a lot of text - far more than you could fit in the description field). Does such a mod exist? Cheers.

**JeffD** · 23 Nov 2006, 04:55 AM

Each product allows a Products URL (a field which you could use to point to the *.pdf file).

You would probably want to create a directory (say, named pdf) inside your catalog directory to house the documents you upload, then path them properly in the Products URL. A link is then shown in the product info.

If this won't work for you (perhaps you're already using the Product URL for something else) just add to your product description

Code:

<a href="pdf/document.pdf">PDF Document</a>

to point to the *.pdf.

Hope this helps!

Jeff

**eccentric** · 24 Nov 2006, 12:42 AM

Alright, looks like I'll have to write the mod myself then. Thanks for the tip!

**eccentric** · 24 Nov 2006, 01:14 AM

P.S. I think this (file upload for attachments to products) should be a standard feature.

**buzzy** · 30 Dec 2006, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by eccentric

Alright, looks like I'll have to write the mod myself then. Thanks for the tip!

Hi! I just wanted to ask, if you have got this mod written (or found somewhere)? I need to have this feature for pdf also...

Buzzy

**eccentric** · 8 Jan 2007, 05:51 AM

I ended up writing it myself, yes. But unfortunately it's not something I could just put up here for people to download and use - reason being that due to the way I wanted the file upload to work (as a field on the product edit page - see attached image) I had to hack a few core files.

If I had more time I'm sure I could 'package' it but unfortunately free time is something I have very little of and what little I have I don't like to spend in front of a computer.

If you have some PHP skills I'm sure you could work it out, all I did was (essentially) copy much of the code used for the 'product image' and modify it to instead be used as 'product attachment'. I also had to copy the database fields used for the 'product image' and again use them for 'product attachment'. Start by editing:

/admin/includes/modules/product/collect_info.php
/admin/includes/modules/product/preview_info.php
/admin/includes/modules/update_product.php

Good luck.

**buzzy** · 17 Jan 2007, 06:56 PM

I understand you very well. I got it working with the product url, but I'm gonna eventually do the same thing as you did with the files... all I need is time and fresh coffee :)