SuperContainer webviewer example

Difference between "Files" and "RawData"

SuperContainer is the easiest way to upload, view, and download files to and from any FileMaker database. It is lightweight, web friendly, and faster than regular containers. It stores files in folders on your server and not within your FileMaker database. This makes the files accessible in different ways. Images are stored and presented differently in SuperContainer from other types of files, and the purpose of this page is to make clear the different ways to present images.

In SuperContainer, the web viewer will show a thumbnail when pointed to a filepath containing an image. This is the default.

The default filepath after server and port information in the URL begins with "/SuperContainer/Files/...". The part of the path labeled "Files" is both a literal filepath and a signal to SuperContainer to render a user interface for the file. You can change this by substituting "RawData" in place of "Files" without changing anything else before or after it in the URL. This new "RawData" URL is a link to the contents of the image, and as such it allows the browser to render or serve the file how it sees fit.

The left box points to the image as it appears with a thumbnail beacuse it is showing the "Files" URL	The right box shows the contents of the image because it is showing the "RawData" URL
http://localhost:8020/SuperContainer/Files/my/upload/path	http://localhost:8020/SuperContainer/RawData/my/upload/path
Now you try!
Upload your file here. Either drag and drop or use the "Choose File" button and "Upload file" afterwards	The contents of your image file will be displayed after refreshing the page