Can I preview an audio file within the database?

[Matt Halloran]

Hi there – I am a new user for Tap Forms Pro, and am creating a music database where I can embed audio files (mp3, wav files etc) into the database along with lyrics, song sheets etc.

In relation to audio files, from what I understand, this would be just a “file attachment” field where I could simply attach the audio file, as the “audio recording” field doesn’t seem to accommodate this kind of attachment.

My question relates to therefore being able to preview or listen to the attached file from within the database. Is that somehow possible? In other words, I could simply select the attachment within the database field, and then “space bar” to preview the file, similar to standard mac preview protocols.

Secondly, is there a field type where video files can be stored / uploaded and similarly be previewed from within the database?

Would be interested in your thoughts?

• This topic was modified 5 days, 20 hours ago by Matt Halloran.
• This topic was modified 5 days, 20 hours ago by Matt Halloran.

[Brendan]

Hi Matt,

If you double-click on an attachment in a File Attachment field, Tap Forms will launch the app associated with the selected filetype. Because files are actually stored within binary blobs within the database, Tap Forms will read the file from the database, save the file to a temporary folder and then have the Finder launch the app that owns that file type, whether it’s an audio file or a Word file or a PDF or whatever.

As for Movie files, it’s best to use the Alias function for that. That’s the +-> button (plus with arrow). It will create a small bookmark file and store it in the file system. It points to the original file. So it doesn’t actually copy it to the database. Consequently, it won’t sync to other devices either because the original file does not live in the database.

Thanks,

Brendan

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