Image storing for a component

[NeoAnderson1982]

Hi out there.
I'm new developping for Joomla!. I use the 1.5 RC.
I'm writing a component - after having looked at your MVC-Tutz I understand a lot but not everything.
I'm wondering where and how I can store imaged a user has chosen in a form.
The Component is an (volleyball-)exercise-look up-and-store-component which can help trainers to develop a training...
Registered users shall add exercises to the db and they can use therefor a form.
Every exercise shall be able to hold up to three images.
And now I'm wondering how I can upload them (in a directory) or how to store them in the db.
Greetz and thanks
Aljoscha Peters

[Jomo77]

Hi Aljoscha,

i have the same problem - did you find a Solution?

I thought about using the mediamanager for uploading the pictures.

And just save the link to the image.

Dave

[NeoAnderson1982]

No, sry. I haven't think about it so far. The directory of the MediaManager (or maybe /images/comp_name) is a possibility. Let me think about it the next two days. I will post you when I'm done with this part of my comp.
I haven't find a function for uploading an image (or other) file. Maybe someone can help how to do this with the J!-API. Otherwise I must go to php-roots 

[ianmac]

Look at the com_installer component as an exmaple, or the com_media component to see how they do it.

Ian

[NeoAnderson1982]

Hey Rave,
I will try another solution. I will use the editor. There a user can upload and choose images directly.
Aber ich kann dir empfehlen mal den installer etwas genauer unter die Lupe zu nehmen, da ist ein Abschnitt, der dir genau zeigt,
wie der Upload einer Datei mit dem Joomla-Framework funktioniert. Hier ein Ausschnitt aus der install.php (admin->comp->installer->models):

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function _getPackageFromUpload()
	{
		// Get the uploaded file information
		$userfile = JRequest::getVar('install_package', null, 'files', 'array' );

		// Make sure that file uploads are enabled in php
		if (!(bool) ini_get('file_uploads')) {
			JError::raiseWarning('SOME_ERROR_CODE', JText::_('WARNINSTALLFILE'));
			return false;
		}

		// Make sure that zlib is loaded so that the package can be unpacked
		if (!extension_loaded('zlib')) {
			JError::raiseWarning('SOME_ERROR_CODE', JText::_('WARNINSTALLZLIB'));
			return false;
		}

		// If there is no uploaded file, we have a problem...
		if (!is_array($userfile) || $userfile['size'] < 1) {
			JError::raiseWarning('SOME_ERROR_CODE', JText::_('No file selected'));
			return false;
		}

		// Check if there was a problem uploading the file.
		if ( $userfile['error'] )
		{
			JError::raiseWarning('SOME_ERROR_CODE', JText::_('WARNINSTALLUPLOADERROR'));
			return false;
		}

		// Build the appropriate paths
		$config =& JFactory::getConfig();
		$tmp_dest 	= $config->getValue('config.tmp_path').DS.$userfile['name'];
		$tmp_src	= $userfile['tmp_name'];

		// Move uploaded file
		jimport('joomla.filesystem.file');
		$uploaded = JFile::upload($tmp_src, $tmp_dest);

		// Unpack the downloaded package file
		$package = JInstallerHelper::unpack($tmp_dest);

		return $package;
	}

You don't need zlib or unpack. Change the $tmp_dest to the final destination where the file should be (including the filename) and you're done. 
Greetz Aljoscha

[fattykid17]

Any luck with the component? It sounds like a useful component. I wanted to develop the same sort of thing. Kind of like endurancelog component, except with more options for exercises instead of just sports. And the ability to track progress / improvement. How far along are you on the component ?

[NeoAnderson1982]

I've seen that Galileo Computing will bring up a book in september about developping in Joomla! I will wait for it, because I can't get a clue how to store the content of an editor of a form in the database...
The tutz don't give a hint to it (in my opinion) and the article-comp has not got a good comment to see through the techniques...
Maybe you can give me the clue???