[Typo3-dev] Handling of Uploads (BE and Ext)

[Ingmar Schlecht]

Sebastian Fastner wrote:
> how are uploads handled in Typo3?
> My problem: I created an extension that uses an file-upload-field. In 
> the db only the filenames are stored when I upload an file via typo3 be. 
> Now if I select an other file (in an other directory) Typo3 stores also 
> only the filename or a "magic name". If I upload a file with the same 
> name it stores filename_1 or something similar into the db.
> 
> How can I translate these magic names to real filenames?

They are always copied to uploads/tx_yourextension.

cheers,
Ingmar