# How to link to file uploaded URL? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Tags:** actions\ **Created:** [June 17, 2024, 6:10am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-link-to-file-uploaded-url/74181 "2024-06-17T06:10:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![emimm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/emimm/32/71888_2.png) [@emimm](https://community.glideapps.com/u/emimm)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 6:10am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-link-to-file-uploaded-url/74181/1 "2024-06-17T06:10:48Z")
I would like to make a user to upload PDF files and make it shown in the app. I made successful with uploading using “file picker”. Now that I would like to show the pdf in the app - its OK that only the first page is shown… but is it possible to make actions to open link of the file URL which is automatically assigned when uploaded? ![PDFlink1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/6/1/61bcbe635800701c7461d3751f93244d200c0946.png) ![PDFlink2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/0/7/07103efd9bc30aa4dfc441dafde0cdbe9c853891.png) Thank you very much for your support! ---
**Author:** ![Himaladin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/himaladin/32/71023_2.png) [@Himaladin](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Himaladin)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 6:49am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-link-to-file-uploaded-url/74181/2 "2024-06-17T06:49:07Z")
Actually you can embed google pdf viewer for files with .pdf extension. Use the embed web component to display it. `https://docs.google.com/viewer?embedded=true&url=PDFLINK` ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-link-to-file-uploaded-url/74181/4 "2024-06-17T14:33:36Z")
Please also note it looks like you’re using a Multiple Files column. I’m not sure the expected behaviour from your side when you have multiple files and you want to display them in the app. You would need a way to navigate between files? ---
**Author:** ![emimm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/emimm/32/71888_2.png) [@emimm](https://community.glideapps.com/u/emimm)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 11:24am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-link-to-file-uploaded-url/74181/5 "2024-06-18T11:24:45Z")
Thank you very much for your reply. I tried web embed component, but I still cannot choose a column with URL link in data. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/3/c/3c98338db014db442f9446a23630b77c9e31b60d.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/e/d/ed0ae80ec4f5de4a464a2952a95e27588479ec26.png) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 11:32am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-link-to-file-uploaded-url/74181/6 "2024-06-18T11:32:39Z")
That’s a Multiple Files column, it holds an array of URLs. If you just have one, use a Single Value column to select the first item from the array, and then use that in the Web Embed component. ---
**Author:** ![emimm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/emimm/32/71888_2.png) [@emimm](https://community.glideapps.com/u/emimm)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 11:36am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-link-to-file-uploaded-url/74181/7 "2024-06-18T11:36:53Z")
Thank you for your reply. I’m using a Multiple Files column because I did not see a “single” file column… Only one file will do. I do not need multiple files to navigate between them. I just want to display or navigate to show whole PDF file. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 11:38am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-link-to-file-uploaded-url/74181/8 "2024-06-18T11:38:25Z")
If you will only ever have one file, then you can use either a URL column, or even a normal Text type column. ---
**Author:** ![Himaladin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/himaladin/32/71023_2.png) [@Himaladin](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Himaladin)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 11:39am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-link-to-file-uploaded-url/74181/9 "2024-06-18T11:39:19Z")
Here are a few things you should pay attention to: 1. Do not use a multiple file column, as this column is of array type. Change it to a regular text column or use a single value column as mentioned by Darren. 2. You need to add a template column where you replace the “PDFLINK” code I provided with your URL column as a string. ![Screenshot 2024-06-18 at 18.36.14](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/8/f/8f327c370a20b2726cc5250619f355debcb7a439.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![emimm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/emimm/32/71888_2.png) [@emimm](https://community.glideapps.com/u/emimm)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 6:17am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-link-to-file-uploaded-url/74181/10 "2024-06-21T06:17:27Z")
Thank you very much! I will try this out. ---
**Author:** ![emimm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/emimm/32/71888_2.png) [@emimm](https://community.glideapps.com/u/emimm)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 6:11am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-link-to-file-uploaded-url/74181/11 "2024-06-26T06:11:38Z")
Thank you very much! I made it!! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 6:11am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-link-to-file-uploaded-url/74181/12 "2024-07-03T06:11:48Z")
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