Hey!

As the topic stated, im trying to list image files from a certain folder in the upload directory (Uploaded with the built in fileuploader).
Since I wish to display these on the front page.
Being quite new to silverstripe and I cant really find any direct information on this.

Example:

image1.jpg in folder /myfrontpageimages

to

<img src="thesource/$src" alt="$alt" title="$title" />

Hi there, welcome to the community.

Files and Folders in your assets folder can be used like other database objects. You can pick a specific folder with:

$folder = DataObject::get_one("Folder", "Filename = 'assets/myfrontpageimages'");

From here it is probably easiest to get all images that have a parent ID equal to this Folders ID:

$images = DataObject::get("Image", "ParentID = '{$folder->ID}'");

The above code can be wrapped into a method in you Page class (with some additional checking that the folder exists):

function getFrontPageImages() {
  $folder = DataObject::get_one("Folder", "Filename = 'assets/myfrontpageimages'");
  return $folder ? DataObject::get("Image", "ParentID = '{$folder->ID}'") : false;
}

Now, from your template you can do:

<% if FrontPageImages %>
  <% control FrontPageImages %>
    $Tag
  <% end_control %>
<% end_if %>

(FYI $Tag calls the Image method getTag() which propduces standard <img src=".." alt=".."> HTML for your template)

Hope this helps.

Hello,
thanks that works still in SS3.

I wonder how can I make a has_one relationship between Page and Folder, so the user can set the "Images Folder" for a certain page in the backend.

Kind regards,
Florian

hi florian

What have you done so far? Anyway Folder extends File. You need a has_one to a Folder and TreeDropdownField could be a Field to select this.

lukas

Hey Lukas!
that worked perfectly! was quite easy that way...

My final code looked like that:

$fields->addFieldToTab('Root.Main', new TreeDropdownField('FolderID', 'Choose Image Folder', 'Folder'), 'Content');

FolderID is automatically generated for the CustomPage Table when putting this code in CustomPage.php:

static $has_one = array ( 
'Folder' => 'Folder'
);

thx,
Florian

I am running SS3 and dropped this code onto my page.php page and inserted the the loop control on the ss page and I can't get it working. I've turned on debugging and the Filename that I am setting does not seem to get referenced.

page.php
function RotateImages() {
$folder = DataObject::get_one("Folder", "Filename = 'assets/myfrontpageimages'");
Debug::show(DataObject::get_one("Folder"));
Debug::show(DataObject::get_one("Image"));
return $folder ? DataObject::get("Image", "ParentID = '{$folder->ID}'") : false;

}
Debug Folder returns Filename: assets/Uploads/2011-Totally-Awesome-Awards/
Debug Image returns Filename: assets/Themes/Ahoy/ahoy.jpg

somepage.ss
<% if RotateImages %>
<% loop RotateImages %>
$Tag
<% end_loop %>
<% end_if %>
I am using a rotating image slider on the website and using this function to write the current list of image files.

Hi!
what is displayed if you put $$Debug instead of $Tag in the template?
could you maybe also debug this:
Debug::show(DataObject::get("Image", "ParentID = '{$folder->ID}'"));

and are the Image Entries for sure created in the Database (in the File table)?
maybe not if you just uploaded the images without running /dev/tasks/FilesystemSyncTask

Florian

Hi - thank your for your reply.

I added $$Debug and received this:

Name:RotateImages
Table:
Value:

I also ran /dev/tasks/FilesystemSyncTask and it added the 5 files I had uploaded to the directory.

When I add Debug::show(DataObject::get("Image", "ParentID = '{$folder->ID}'")); I receive an error.