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Media selector

Lets you add a media selector field in your form

Object designer​

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This object allows you to browse a file connector directory. Browsing is done by the server, so there no need to mount the connector directory on your local machine.

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Object parameters​

Connector
Lets you choose which file connectors will be browsed by media selector.

Subdirectory
Lets you restrain browsing to a subdirectory inside the file connector main directory.

Empty pattern
Lets you define how to display a media selector with no media selected.

Filter
If selected, this option lets you filter files based on file type (audio, picture, video clip)

Wildcard filter
Lets you enter a filter based on file extension, for example, *.mxf to see only mxf files.

Double-click on the object to edit it. Object parameters dialog will pop up.

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Key
Use this field to define the unique name of a variable in the context. media_selector will add a complete structure of data to the current context. This structure is describing the connector type and the file selected details.

{
    "media_selector": {
        "connector": "Directory_Connector",
        "connector_type": "directory",
        "connector_data": {},
        "connector_key": "incoming medias",
        "co_directory": "/mnt/sharing1/incoming_medias/",
        "mode": "online"
    },
    "id": "select_media",
    "files": [
        {
            "file_format": "JPEG (ISO 10918)",
            "file_duration": "N/A",
            "file_seconds": null,
            "file_profile": "RGB",
            "file_frame_rate": "N/A",
            "file_size": "8.5 kB (299 x 169)",
            "file_bytes": 8501,
            "file_name": "download-1.jpg",
            "last_update": "2021-11-23 17:59:43",
            "is_image_file": true,
                "uri": "file:///mnt/sharing1/incoming_medias/download-1.jpg",
            "mapped_path": "\\\\PULSE-IT-AD\\sharing-ad\\incoming_medias\\download-1.jpg"
        }
    ],
    "tag": "ui-id-63_root_media_selector",
    "last_update": "2021-11-23 17:59:43",
    "thumbnail": "/automateit/directory/get_file_thumb?file_path=ZG93bmxvYWQtMS5qcGc%3D&co_directory=L21udC9zaGFyaW5nMS9pbmNvbWluZ19tZWRpYXMv&connector_key=incoming+medias&t=1641910447",
    "order": 13,
    "file_path": "/mnt/sharing1/incoming_medias/download-1.jpg",
    "file_url": "/automateit/directory/get_file?file_path=ZG93bmxvYWQtMS5qcGc%3D&co_directory=L21udC9zaGFyaW5nMS9pbmNvbWluZ19tZWRpYXMv&connector_key=incoming+medias&t=1641910447",
    "__media_tag__": "root_media_selector",
    "__version__": ""
}

Audio file​

Lets you define how the audio files are displayed and played.

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