"Upload file" as question/response

[llebout]

Hello!

Currently it is not possible to set up file uploads within forms, however, it would be quite useful to have to collect information other than answers or text from users. So I am suggesting this idea if some developer is bored and wants to work on it!

I may end up implementing this but not right now because time is lacking.

Thank you

[jancborchardt]

For reference, this is the additional options Google Forms offers when you select "File upload" as a question type:

[ei8fdb]

This would be useful but would make me concerned about viruses, etc in files. Limit file types/maximum file size?

[skjnldsv]

@ei8fdb safe for nextcloud itself, but of course should be treated as any downloadable item from the internet. If you don't trust the source, take your precautions :)

[agentlibre]

This would be useful but would make me concerned about viruses, etc in files. Limit file types/maximum file size?

Unless I'm mistaken, there is already an option to set a folder as a public upload/download pathway in NextCloud; I believe the question doesn't change here.

Restricting the file types seem a reasonable measure (e.g. only "usual" document extensions), or at least there should be a possibility to do so.

Besides technicalities, perhaps a generic warning (actually a reminder) could appear for general users who decide to enable public uploading/downloading of files/documents; in a pedagogical spirit.

[ei8fdb]

If you don't trust the source, take your precautions :)

I know, but with the best intentions it's not possible to be sure your file is "clean".

[ei8fdb]

Unless I'm mistaken, there is already an option to set a folder as a upload/download pathway in NextCloud; I believe the question doesn't change here.

Correct there is - its an option for users to accept uploads to a specific location.

Restricting the file types seem a reasonable measure (e.g. only "usual" document extensions), or at least there should be a possibility to do so.

There are best practices established for this. I know Google doesn't explicitly say its scanning files for malicious possibilities, but they do so. It's not plausible that all Nextcloud instances admins will have their resources.

Besides technicalities, perhaps a generic warning (actually a reminder) could appear for general users who decide to enable public uploading/downloading of files/documents; in a pedagogical spirit.

Instead of warning or reminder for this I feel it's better to explain it's possible to cause to be exploited if accepting file uploads and the user isn't scanning them for viruses.

[skjnldsv]

I know, but with the best intentions it's not possible to be sure your file is "clean".

unless you have an antivirus scanning your nextcloud apps, nothing we can do there I'm afraid 🤔

[hanserasmus]

Has there been any progress on this maybe? We have users with use cases of submitting research proposals and they need to use webforms to capture all relevant data from the user, but need to be able to link a specific file submission to a specific user (form). So a public drop site is not an option. This feature would be greatly appreciated!

[42ske]

The ability to upload files would be really great! From my point of view this feature would be perfect if the following options were given:

• enforced/optional upload
• define the amount of files which are enforced/optional to upload
• define allowed/forbidden file formats
• define a folder to which all files will be uploaded, folder must be sharable via app files
• define the file names using values from other fields of the same form as well as upload-date, upload-time, file-date, file-time (original date and time before upload) …