https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/upload-changes-file-name Gravity Support Forums Topic: upload changes file name en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:17:41 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/upload-changes-file-name#post-63811 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:23:35 +0000 David Peralty 63811@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>In order to do this, you would have to detect if the file name is in use, delete the file that has the filename currently, then upload the new file, and there currently isn't an easy way to code such a thing within the limitations of Gravity Forms. WordPress does the same thing when uploading a file (re: appending a 1 or 2... if file name is already in use). </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/upload-changes-file-name#post-63808 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:14:31 +0000 Chris Hajer 63808@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>The only way I know of to accomplish this part is to remove the original attachment. Then when the revised document is uploaded, there will be no collision with the file name, and no number will be appended. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/upload-changes-file-name#post-63797 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:42:05 +0000 All 63797@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Now<br /> - submitting a file with the exact same name and on the same date changes the name of the file by appending 1 to it (assuming 2 will be added if the same file is uploaded a third time)</p> <p>Instead<br /> - submitting the file specified above repeatedly on the same day show not change the name of the file </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/upload-changes-file-name#post-63745 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 08:15:46 +0000 Chris Hajer 63745@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>The only way I can think of to do this is to delete the file which was uploaded, so that the name of the file is not changed (by adding the -1 or -2 to the end.)</p> <p>I'm not sure about the document ID reference. Can you explain what happens now and what you would like to happen instead? </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/upload-changes-file-name#post-63688 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:28:18 +0000 All 63688@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>update? </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/upload-changes-file-name#post-63254 Thu, 21 Jun 2012 23:04:22 +0000 All 63254@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Overview:<br /> - create a form with an upload file field<br /> - login &gt; form &gt; entries<br /> - edit form<br /> - upload new file to the upload file field<br /> - save form<br /> - open local document<br /> - make minor edits<br /> - upload modified document to same field.</p> <p>Issue:<br /> - changes the file name and adds 1 to the filename ex. text.txt to text1.txt</p> <p>desire<br /> - do not modify filename<br /> - change document id reference</p> <p>any way to do this? </p>