multiple file upload feature or documentation

[dantheman213]

This module doesn't appear to allow multiple file upload. Or if it does the documentation does not cover it.

[richardgirges]

Hi there,

The module does allow multiple file uploads - I'll update the documentation to cover this.

If you were two upload two files (i.e. sampleFile1 and sampleFile2), they would both be accessible from:

req.files.sampleFile1

and

req.files.sampleFile2

[ghost]

var thisFile;
if (!req.files) {
res.send('No files were uploaded.');
return;
}
for (var key in req.files) {
thisFile = req.files[key];
console.log(req.files[key].name);
thisFile.mv('public/images/' + req.files[key].name, function(err) {
if (err) {
console.log(err);
}
else {
console.log('File uploaded!');
}
});

}

I tried this and it works. Having 1 or more input type as file. But each input file had a different name and posted as enctype="multipart/form-data" works.
But a documentation would be very much appreciated because it is really hard to get this clue since I need to read issues to see if some had a similar problem to get a clue.

[dantheman213]

thanks for the information and for also adding a task to write in documentation that covers multiple file upload.

[richardgirges]

Release v0.0.6 is up. Better documentation as well. Hope things are going well with this package!

[ghost]

Just read through the current documentation and it is very clear on how to work with this module . It goes straight to the point to describe the very use case senarios which is awesome .
Good practical explanation

[bpiv400]

Hi, express-fileupload clearly supports multiple file upload when the files are coming from inputs with different names. But does the package support uploading multiple files from a single input tag with the multiple attribute? Something like this:
<input type="file" name="myPictures" multiple></input>

[yagoml]

The same of @bpiv400. Need get multiple files for the same input

[shyamvir2506]

Hi @bpiv400 ,
this package is supporting uploading multiple files from a single input tag with the multiple attribute. Something like this:
<input type="file" name="filename" multiple></input>

You can upload files like below.

app.post('/', function(req, res){
if(req.files){
var file = req.files.filename;
for(var i = 0 ; i < file.length; i++){
file[i].mv('./upload/'+file[i].name, function(err){
if(err){
res.send(err);
}
})

    }
    res.send('all files uploaded.');
}

})

[mathewk2017]

Hi, @shyamvir2506 it is not working for me.can you log that file variable so that I can check where I went wrong

[shadab14meb346]

I tried and it is working for multiple files upload using for loop like req.files.uploadedfile.lenth is giving the number of the uploaded files, but when I am uploading only a single file then req.files.uploadedfile.lenth is coming as undefined and with this my for loop logic to upload file is not working in case of single upload. If someone can help in this.

[RomanBurunkov]

Hi @shadab14meb346 ,

If you upload single file, middleware adds an object, not an array so there is no 'length' parameter.
You need to check whether you got an array or just a single object.