Change filename when using express/multer

Question

I\'m having trouble uploading a pdf, when I upload it (I\'m using ng-file-upload) the file json that reachs express.js is:

{ fieldname: \'file\',
           


        

Answer 1

In Angular you need to move new_file_name to be above file in data as follows:

    Upload
        .upload( {
            url: '/upload',
            data: {
                new_file_name: vm.new_name, //this is the filename I want
                file: vm.pdf
            }
        } )

Basically browser needs to send that data before the file ... Better explanation can be found here: https://github.com/expressjs/multer/issues/134