Lookup an item from SharePoint list and show its attachments on attachment control on form as default

[HiroakiSasaki]

Hi, 

What I want goes as below.

1) Using lookup, get an item from SharePoint list, which may have single or multiple attachments.

2) get the attachment(s) and set it in a variable

3) show it on attachment control on form, using the variable

In my scenario, I'm not using Gallery, so I cannot use ThisItem.

Using ThisItem, I know we can get attachment like this: ThisItem.'{Attachments}'

But in my case, users will open the form screen directly from a link with parameter ID of the item (the link is distributed via email).

So, I'm looking up an item by the parameter ID, but can't get `{Attachments}'

I'm writing like this:  Lookup([SPlist], ID=[ParameterID]).XXX

But I do not see the option '{Attachments}' to replace XXX.

It seems there is some difference between data lookup gets and data ThisItem holds.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

[WarrenBelz · Accepted solution]

Hi @HiroakiSasaki ,

Firstly you cannot save an attachment as a Variable. You can display attachments from another list in a gallery with

LookUp(
   OtherList,
   ID = YourIDParameter
).Attachments

and then the name and (if an image file) the image in this gallery.

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[HiroakiSasaki]

Hi, @WarrenBelz !

Thank you for sharing knowledge!

As you wrote, if I designate the gallery control, which has the target SharePoint List as items source, I successfully get the attachment.

LookUp(Gallery.AllItems,ID=Param("ID")).Attachment

 But I don't get what you mean by saying you cannot save an attachment as a Variable.

Set(varAttachment,LookUp(GalInquiry.AllItems,ID=Param("ID")).Attachment)

After executing the function above, I got below result. Doesn't it mean I saved the attachments in a table-type variable?

[WarrenBelz]

Hi @HiroakiSasaki ,

Sort of - you did not save the actual file however - only the references to it (you cannot download it as you would from an attachment control)

[HiroakiSasaki]

@WarrenBelz 

I got it. Thank you for your reply. My issue is now solved!