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[Ranvir Maharaj <ranvir@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Stian,

I am using v2.27. The URL you provided for me does not work
(/trackedEntityInstances/<tei
uid>/<attribute uid>/image). I get a 404.
When I query the file, it has been stored. Does it only support images?



On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 1:38 PM Stian Sandvold <stian@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Ranvir, most files can be retrieved from 2.31 at
> /api/fileResources/<uid>/data, except for files related to data values and
> attribute values. The reason is they require a different type of access
> check.
>
> In your case you are working with Tracked Entity Attributes, so you can
> find your files at /trackedEntityInstances/<tei uid>/<attribute uid>/image
>
> On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 11:35 AM Ranvir Maharaj <ranvir@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Hey Markus,
>>
>> We're building a custom application that uses the DHIS API's. I can get
>> the file information when I call *"/*api*/fileResources/{id}". *How do I
>> actually view the uploaded file though or download it? I want to basically
>> have an a tag that links to the file in our application.
>>
>> Regards,
>> *Ranvir Maharaj*
>> Senior Software Developer
>>
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>>
>> On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 11:10 AM Markus Bekken <markus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey there Ranvir!
>>> Are you trying to retrieve the file from the API/directly from the
>>> backend? Or does the user log in, open the tracker and try downloading the
>>> file from within the tracker app?
>>>
>>> Markus
>>>
>>> P.S. we are moving these topics to the community.dhis2.org - a great
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>>>
>>> 14. nov. 2018 kl. 08:29 skrev Ranvir Maharaj <ranvir@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>
>>> Hey all,
>>>
>>> DHIS information:
>>>
>>>    - Version: 2.27
>>>    - Build revision: e33b34d
>>>    - Build date: 2018-04-17 06:50
>>>
>>> I have added a tracked entity attribute with a value type of FILE. Once
>>> I have uploaded the file to "/api/fileResources" I get back the usual
>>> response and grab the id of the newly created file and assign it to the
>>> tracked entity attribute and it saves correctly.
>>>
>>> The issue I am struggling with is retrieving the file once it has been
>>> uploaded. If anyone could assist that would be great!
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