Ability to use tokens for file storage [#1239624]

I pretty much have everything else setup to use tokens so I can keep uploaded files and images in a per user subdirectory. I learned awhile back that too much of a good thing stops being a good thing when everything just gets uploaded to the files folder. Is there a way to implement this with files uploaded to galleries? Thanks!

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Comment #1

Starminder CreditAttribution: Starminder commented 11 August 2011 at 15:05

Priority:

Normal

» Major

From what I can tell, all uploaded images end up in a pig pile in the default directory. This will not work in the long term, so is there currently a way to use tokens to determine where the uploaded files go?

Comment #2

KirstenLangholz CreditAttribution: KirstenLangholz commented 1 September 2011 at 07:44

Component:

Miscellaneous

» User interface

I absolutely second that. I would need one folder per gallery to keep the thousands of pictures somehow structured. Is there are way to implement that?

Comment #3

Wappie08 CreditAttribution: Wappie08 commented 6 October 2011 at 10:00

Version:

7.x-1.0-beta6

» 7.x-1.x-dev

This is exactly what I am also looking for: one folder per gallery. This used to be easier with a file field and FUpload but doesn't work in D7 :(

Greets Wappie

Comment #4

helmo CreditAttribution: helmo commented 23 December 2011 at 14:10

Category:

support

» feature

This is also something I'm looking for.

The issue #1139266: specify directory path is a very similar request.

Comment #5

Starminder CreditAttribution: Starminder commented 13 January 2012 at 01:59

Priority:

Major

» Critical

Yep, both requests along with some others are all asking for the same thing. For me, there's no way in hell I'm even turning this module on in production without it. I've suffered the consequences once already, and they are far too great. Once a the file path has been exceeded you can't work with it at all and it only gets worse from there. Knowing full well my site and user community can bring it past that point - I'm just not going there again. MUST MUST MUST be able to determine the storage directories (plural) for this stuff prior to implementation. Personally I think tokens are the best way to go and likely the easiest to implement as well.

Changing back to critical. For me, this module just does not work without this necessary "feature". I refuse to implement it without some way to avoid pig-piling all images in a single directory. It's avoidable. It's a freaking NIGHTMARE. Not going there again.