Open Uploaded File in Browser

[msitson]

I am currently making a form application using perspective and I would like the user to be able to click the links to the files and have the file open up within the browser. I was wondering if it would be possible to save the files into a folder within the server and use system.perspective.navigate to access a file when a link is clicked.

Currently, how I'm managing the files is saving the bytes and file names of the uploaded files to a database.

[PGriffith]

An easy, free option would be Phil Turmel's 'Blob Server' module:

Automation Professionals' Blob Server Module

Automation Professionals is pleased to announce an alpha release of its new Blob Server Module. Available only for Ignition v8.1, here. The Blob Server Module provides a simple way to deliver images, PDF files, or other binary content from a database to your Perspective clients or other web applications. Without needing the WebDev module. All you need is a Named Query that has appropriate security settings and returns a single row with two columns: Content, and ContentType. Modest documentati…

Another option that gives you more control would be the Webdev module:
https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Web+Dev#WebDev-PythonResources

[msitson]

Thank you for the quick response and recommendation. I took some time to play around with the Blob Server module and it works for me.