Learn how to manipulate file content of ProdigyView’s built-in content management system. Also learn how to upload a file directly into the cms.

1. File Content Management
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2. Overview
Objective
Learn how to manipulate file content of ProdigyView’s built-in
content management system. Also learn how to upload a file
directly into the cms.
Requirements
 Installed version of ProdigyView with a database
 Understanding of base content
 Understanding of the DEFINES in ProdigyView
Estimated Time
12 minutes
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3. Follow Along With Code
Example
1. Download a copy of the example code at
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2. Install the system in an environment you feel comfortable testing in.
3. Proceed to examples/content/FileContentWithFileExample.php

4. What Is File Content?
File content is a generic way of storing information related
to a file. Unlike video, audio and image content, file content
allows any kind of file to be specified.
 Document System  Generic Uploaded Files
 Versioning  Attachment Management
 File Management  Etc
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5. Extends Base Content
Like the other content types, file content extends base
content. This means it has all the fields that base content
has in addition to the fields that describes a file.
File Content Fields Base Content Fields
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6. Create File Content
File content is relatively easy to create. In an array, passed
defined fields into PVContent::createFileContent method.
1. Define the content that will be stored as file content
3. Return content id 2. Pass the array to PVContent::createFileContent

7. Database View
Remember that the files content utilizes both the base
content and file content fields. This is accomplished by
joining two tables. Your two tables in the database should
look something like below.
Base Content Database View
File Content Database View

8. File Content
Fields
The previous slide only showed a
few fields that can be set when
defining file content. Here is a
complete list of fields that apply only
to the file content.
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9. Creating A File with File
Similar to creating normal file content, creating file content with
a file is accomplished through setting arguments correctly. In the
example below, we are using a file from our file system. But it
can be set the same way using PHP’s $_FILES global.
1. Name of the file 2. The location the file currently resides
3. The size of the file 4. The type of file

10. Create File Content With a
File
Now pass those arguments to the
PVContent::createFileWithFile() method. The content id will be
return and the image placed in your PV_FILE define folder.
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11. Database View
The file will be uploaded will be placed in the PV_FILE folder and
a reference link will be placed in the database. Your database
should look something like this:
1. Mime type 2. File size
3. Auto generated random file name for to reference
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12. Search for File Content
Using the syntax from the PV Standard Search Query, we
can search for content related to files on fields for both
base content and file content.
1. Search based on the passed arguments
2. Pass args into getFileContentList()
method
3. Returns an array of arrays that
contains the list of file content

13. Iterate Through The List
Next we can iterate through the list of file content to see
the data we just added.
1. Iterate through the fields base content
2. With the automatic joining of the tables, file
content fields are also returned

14. Retrieving File Content
File content can also be retrieved directly using the
content id. The data associated with that content id will
be returned in array.
1. Pass in the content id
2. Content is returned in an array
3. Get the values of the array by specifying
the associated index

15. Updating File Content
That array contains the information for updating the file content.
Simply change a value at an index in the array and pass it to
PVContent::updateFileContent() method. Remember the
content_id variable is required.
1. Update the data determining if the file is downloadable and the
max downloads
2. Pass the array back to update

16. Deleting File Content
The last action to take place is deleting the file content. To
delete content, we pass the content id into
PVContent::deleteContent method.
All the content types(audio, video, event, etc) use the
PVContent::deleteContent method. Associated files
will be deleted also.
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17. Review
1. Create file content by passing an array of arguments into
PVContent::createFileContent()
2. PVContent::createFileContent() will return the id of the
newly generated file content
3. Search for file content by using the syntax from PV
Standard Search Query and passing those arguments into
PVContent::getFileContentList()
4. Update content by passing an array of accepted fields in
PVContent::updateFileContent(). The content_id must be
present for this method to work.
5. Delete file content by passing the content_id into
PVContent::deleteContent().
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18. API Reference
For a better understanding of file content, visit the api by
clicking on the link below.
PVContent
More Tutorials
For more tutorials, please visit:
http://www.prodigyview.com/tutorials
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