Problem with Safecracker File in a second Matrix field not uploading file

Question

I have a Safecracker form where I have more than one Matrix field in the form. Each of these Matrix fields has a Safecracker File field as the first column. When testing the form out I can only upload files into the first Matrix field. I get no inline errors, just an empty field in the second Matrix field.

EE v2.5.5, Matrix v2.5.6, Safecracker File v2.1

Has anyone come across this problem before. Sample template code for the two fields below:

{exp:safecracker 
    channel="awaentry" 
    return="entries/nomination/URL_TITLE/success" 
    id="award-entry-form"
    class="standard-form"
    url_title="{segment_3}"
    include_jquery="no"
    author_only="yes"
    error_handling="inline"
}

{global_errors}<div class="alert">
    {error}
</div>{/global_errors}

{field_errors}<div class="alert">
    {error}
</div>{/field_errors}

<div class="field">
    <span class="label">Screen Grabs (Desktop)</span>
    <div class="formHelp">Please provide a set of screen grabs with details, that can be used for promotional purposes.</div>
    {field:website_screens}
</div>

<div class="field">
    <span class="label">Screen Grabs (Mobile)</span>
    <div class="formHelp">Please provide a set of screen grabs with details, that can be used for promotional purposes.</div>
    {field:website_screens_mobile}
</div>

<div class="formControls">
    <button type="submit" class="submit">Save Entry</button>
</div>

{/exp:safecracker}

There's other problems with this combination when it comes to proper error messages being parsed through, but will get this working first.

Uploading to the second Matrix field works as expected in the EE control panel.

Would love some assistance as I'm really quite ready to punch someone fair square in the face...this shit should work by now!!!

Answer 1

After a week of banging my head, this ended up being a known problem with Safecracker - or Safecracker File and is to do with the field names.

Here's an earlier thread that pointed towards the problem: Safecracker File Fields only uploads the first one

Who would have thought that the name of the Matrix fields would also affect this problem. So basically my original field names were:

{website_screens} and {website_screens_mobile}

I changed these field names to the following:

{website_desktop_screens} and {website_mobile_screens}

And low and behold, it all uploads fine. What an absolute pain in the rear. Apparently it's a known bug and has been fixed (https://support.ellislab.com/bugs/detail/19231) but a trial under v2.6.1 showed that only renaming the fields solved the problem.

Answer 2

Brendan,

I get all sorts of errors doing this on EE2.5.5, but it all works flawlessly on EE 2.6, so you might consider upgrading.