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How can I upload a PDF, either as image or media?

Asked by Paul Gillingwater

I'd like to be able to upload PDFs which can be attached as links to stories. Naturally, I can do this via SCP with hard-coded links, but are there any plans to extend nodes to support such attachments -- e.g., as media? If so, how can I extend the functioning of the media node to allow more than .ogg and .swf?

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Best bengtan (bengtan) said : 		#1

You are going to laugh when I say we haven't really considered this use case :)

Plus, I would have thought of a PDF as a data file, whereas it seems you think of it as a media asset.

Presently, the media node is more of a proot of concept and probably needs more work to be practical. Extending it to cover more file types requires source code.

However, there is another approach which may prove a workable solution right now, which is to use Drupal's inbuilt file attachment mechanism.

Go to .../admin/build/modules/list and enable the module 'Upload' within the group Core - Optional. Then goto .../admin/settings/uploads and do some configuration.

This should add a file attachment field to your node edit pages, which will then allow you to attach a PDF to your nodes.

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Donnita (donnita) said : 		#2

I am currently using the IPaper module. It now only allows me to store my PDF's on their site, but provides an excellent viewer that I embed into a block on ProsePoint. You can visit my site at: www.meadowlakeschatter.com

On the right you will see a Navigation Menu which has a Main Link of Meadow Lakes Community Council. Beneath it you will see several links, ML Map, ML Bylaws, etc. They are all links to a block containing IPaper Links.

Works for me, hope it will work for you.

Take care,
Donnita

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Paul Gillingwater (paul-gillingwater) said : 		#3

Thanks bengtan, that solved my question.