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crm_create_file
October 14, 2010, 07:40:44 am
I am trying to update someone's profile picture via a drupal form.

I am able to upload the file to wherever I want (also to civicrm/custom dir within the files dir),
but how do I attach that picture to a person in civicrm via the API?
I can use civicrm_contact_update with param "image_URL", but is that safe?

Does CiviCrm need extra "File handling" with crm_create_file( $params ) and/or crm_create_entity_file? If yes, how does that work?




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Re: crm_create_file
October 15, 2010, 11:05:05 am
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Does CiviCrm need extra "File handling" with crm_create_file( $params ) and/or crm_create_entity_file? If yes, how does that work?

Yes. Check http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC32/File+APIs

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Re: crm_create_file
October 19, 2010, 12:59:16 am
Yes I saw those, but that description is difficult to interpret.

I do not see when to use those functions, and also not how (what needs to be in the params, how is file_type_id used).
Do you have an example where these are used with the profile picture?

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Re: crm_create_file
October 19, 2010, 01:58:17 pm
Hi,

Agree, the documentation need more detailled explanation. When you figure out what are the right params, please do complete it (that's a wiki, you can register and edit).

To get you started on the investigation/debug, you might want to read this chapter:
http://en.flossmanuals.net/CiviCRM/DevelopAPI

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