General tips please - document display in a list

[JamesWB]

Hi, I want to make an app that enables the user to upload documents and images.

A list of these will then be displayed someplace, I hope on a page in Google Docs or as a webpage under the Google cloud.

I assume the process is that when a document is uploaded, the link to it is added to the external list and when the link to that external list page is clicked, it displays the updated page with the new document at the top of the list.

What should my strategy be - is this a template issue basically? If so, what sort of template would work best? Google docs would seem nice because it can easily create a list, but is creating some kind of HTML layout a better bet? I probably want to have sections in the display page. Would the Google Doc or HTML template get updated each time someone uploads?

thanks for any suggestions!

James

[WillowMobileSys]

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@JamesWB wrote:

A list of these will then be displayed someplace, I hope on a page in Google Docs or as a webpage under the Google cloud.

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Why not use the app to display them? 

[JamesWB]

Hi, thanks - yes, I've begun to realise that I need to display the reports I want in-app.

I'm going to experiment with different views. I've struggled a bit in the past to make views look well laid out, so I'm watching some training vids.

Can you recommend a good vid on this subject please?

thank you

James

[WillowMobileSys]

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@JamesWB wrote:

Can you recommend a good vid on this subject please?

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I'm sorry, I haven't watched many videos on AppSheet development.  I had a pre-existing strong development background so, for me, it was just a matter of playing with each view to understand its purpose and how to use them.

To save your time, probably the best thing is to present what you have in mind as a visual approach to the users.  The community can suggest a view to get you close to your goal.  That way you can focus your learning efforts on just that one view - to start.

[MultiTech · Accepted solution]

Try this:

• Create a new Google sheet to store the list of your documents
• Make a couple of columns to help differentiate things from one another; ID, upload timestamp, document upload, etc
• Create an app sheet app from the sheet
• Ensure that the upload column has the file type

This should give you a very basic setup where you could upload your documents into your Google drive using app sheet as the mechanism. After which you'll have a record inside your Google sheet for each document uploaded, and when displayed inside your app it all just naturally works really well. 

[JamesWB]

Thank you, I'm trying this.