Properties of a File upload control

Configure the File upload control under the following tabs:

General

Use this tab to configure the general properties of a File upload control.

Name Description

Type

The type of the control.

Name

A unique name for the control.

Tooltip

Provides supplementary information.

Enabled

Enables the control at runtime. (Default: Selected)

Security token

Makes the information in the form secure. See Security tokens.

Visible

Makes the control visible at runtime. (Default: Selected)

Display

Use this tab to configure the label and button for a File upload control. At runtime, these settings are applied, and you can have full control over the button.

Name Description
Label design

Show label

Displays the label for the control.

Text

A meaningful text for the label.

Width

The width of the control in pixels. (Default: 100)

Position

The position of the label (Left or Top) to display on the form. (Default: Left)

Style

The style of the control. Available options are:

  • Theme (default): Retains the default theme.
  • Inline: Set the font, font size, alignment, and other options.
  • Class: Enter the name of the CSS class. This class is applied to the control only when it is available in the style sheet that is associated with the theme. If the class does not exist in the style sheet, then the control uses the default style.

Button design
Button only

If selected, only displays the button; it does not display the text box with the file name. (Default: Clear)

  • This option is only available for standard desktop forms.

  • This option is not available, if you select the "Drag and drop" option in the Configuration tab.

Button text

The text for the button. (Default: Browse)

This option is only available for standard desktop forms.
Width

The width of the button in pixels. (Default: 78)

Height

The height of the button in pixels. (Default: 32)

Style

The style for the button. Available options are:

  • Theme (default): Retains the default theme.
  • Inline: Set the font, font size, alignment, and other options.
  • Class: Enter the name of the CSS class. This class is applied to the control only when it is available in the style sheet that is associated with the theme. If the class does not exist in the style sheet, then the control uses the default style.