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File Picker

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Last updated 7 years ago

File picker

You can use the file picker component to select a file from any storage repository which you have connected to the virtual folder and generate publicly accessible URL which can be used to download the file from virtual folder. In order to integrate File picking into your web application follow .

Exemplar file picker and upload dir picker web application is at

click the link 'Open File Picker Component'

Popup window appears where you can browser and choose the file to be picked.

AFter selecting a file the generated link can be used to access the file directly

Upload dir picker

To pick directory within Virtual Folder, where a results can be uploaded directly, the second component 'Upload Dir picker' can be used.

Integration guide -> Select File or Dir from Virtual Folder
https://portal.west-life.eu/virtualfolder/filepicker.html