Enable Buttons to open a file field
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Christina Preston
Enable button to open files from a file field. This should be achievable by enabling additional formula capabilities that incorporate links to files, or simply to add "Open File" to the available Actions.
Ideally, when the user clicks the button (linked to a file), they would see the exact view that they see when clicking the actual file link.
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Perry Poussard, Jr.
Agreed that this feature would be beneficial. I'd add to it that there should be options to "Open" or "Download". As FYI: We don't want to show the file attachment field directly because we want there to be some logic behind it (i.e., we know from another field that this is a final version and not a draft), so we still want to be able to use formula logic when making the choice for the button to be active or not.
Jon Darbyshire
Great to hear your perspective, Christina Preston! I have a few more questions for you:
- What specific file types should the 'Open File' action support?
- Are there any security or permission considerations we should be aware of when implementing this feature?
- Would you like the 'Open File' action to be available on all platforms (web, mobile) or just specific ones?