Uploading .PDF from App

[kartik14]

Hi Thunkers!

My app enables my users to share office documents.
Most of the Documents would be in .PDF format, but Thunkable X only has a way of uploading .JPG/.PNG (images) through Photo Library.

Is there any way, to enable the user to select a File/Document from his/her device?

Thanks a lot!
P.S. I have read previous threads on this topic, but could not find anything helpful to me…

[tatiang]

I’m not too familiar with it but it looks like Cloudinary allows PDF upload:

https://docs.thunkable.com/media-db
https://cloudinary.com/documentation/image_transformations#supported_image_formats

Oh, nevermind, I don’t think Thunkable provides a way to select a file such as a PDF on a device.

[tatiang]

It looks like there may have been a way but the link @Mark provides no longer works.

How can I view a PDF file?

Salman, There is a way to do this currently but it only works on iOS devices, not Android. On iOS you can use a Web Viewer component to view PDF files. You can put a link to the PDF file in the URL field of the component or you can upload the PDF file to your project. See here for how to upload files (ignore the fact that that those instructions say it is for multiple files - you can drag and drop a single file as well). If you choose to upload the files, you simply have to put the name of f…

Edit: although it implies that the PDFs would have to be pre-loaded in the app which is not what you want.

[Mark]

@tatiang

It looks like there may have been a way but the link @Mark provides no longer works.

I’ve updated that post, but as you’ve noted that doesn’t really provide what @kartik14 wants.

[kartik14]

So, @mark, is it possible to let the user select a .PDF file from his/her device?

Thanks!

[Mark]

@kartik14

So, @mark, is it possible to let the user select a .PDF file from his/her device?

There is not currently a general file picker component, which I think is what you are asking for.

-Mark

[kartik14]

So, are there any plans on it?

Thanks for your reply!

[Michael_Rogulla]

I also look for a way to upload files, for example to build an app where the user can upload pictures or documents, and the app processes them further. The upload should be possible form a local drive, or google drive or apple cloud.