When a user registers on my site it is possible to upload an image through the file upload field in a GF. I would like to get the filename (so not the full path) in a user meta field called author_image (an plugin for author images).
The problem is that it's not possible to get the name of the file from the uploadfield because it has a temporary name before getting copied to the correct location.
How would it be possible to only get the file-name into the author_image user meta field
You would have to retrieve the filename after the file is uploaded and moved, from the entry. Then update the usermeta for the user which was just created.
The gform_user_registered hook has all the information you need (the user ID and the $entry, which will have the filename):
http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Gform_user_registered
The function you write will grab the filename from the entry, and update the user meta for that user ID.
I just tested this and you can get the final location of the author image from the file upload field, when you map the feed.
I added a file upload to my form, then updated the feed to add the custom meta of "author_image" with the value of my file upload field. It's the full path to the image in its final location in the wp-content/uploads/gravity_forms/{form-id-string}/ folder. Screenshot: http://minus.com/ltUL7AoYbIjU2
Here is the value of file I uploaded (take from the usermeta table): http://gravity.chrishajer.com/wp-content/uploads/gravity_forms/4-677511f74d6823d023e8a1b225314928/2013/01/Screen-Shot-2013-01-10-at-11.57.20-AM.png
You said you tried that and it was a temporary location?
Sorry but I do not quite understand what you mean by 'map the feed' in relation to the code from gform_user_registered. Does this code execute when a user is registered and if so what do the variables $user_id, $config, $entry, $user_pass do in relation to the filename, in other words how do I use the code to get (only) the name of the uploaded file in the user meta field author_image. I hope you get my drift....
After you created the form, you had to go to Forms > User Registration and add a new feed. That is where you would "map" the fields you captured in the form with field in the profile. This screen: http://minus.com/lIAZuOv1RIs9o - See the User Meta section where I added a meta_key of "author_image" and selected the field "Your author image" (the title of the image field in my form) from the drop down. That is what accomplished everything I wrote about in my previous reply.
I'm ignoring the rest about the gform_user_registered hook for now since I don't think you need it.
But I did exactly what you wanted to do, as I showed. So what are we doing differently?
Well I seem to have a different version user registration than you. I don't have the tabs like Edit Feed, User Registration Feeds or Pending Registrations or the Action field at the top of your screen. When I check updates then my Gravity Forms is up to date.
I found out that when I deactivate the author image plugin, it does create the author_image record in the user meta.
Thank you for the update.
The User Registration Add-on I am using is the beta version. I won't show up as an available update until it is released in final version. That should not affect the functionality you need though: just the appearance of the screen where you map the form fields.
