file path from sql query in drupal

Question

I'm wanting to get the filepath ie "/sites/default/files/myfile.pdf" for my file uploads.

I'm using the below

$row['node_data_field_factsheet_field_factsheet_data']

this returns "a:1:{s:11:"description";s:0:"";}"

How do i get the actual path?

here is my sql statement.

SELECT node.nid AS nid,
node_data_field_factsheet.field_factsheet_fid AS node_data_field_factsheet_field_factsheet_fid,
node_data_field_factsheet.field_factsheet_list AS node_data_field_factsheet_field_factsheet_list,
node_data_field_factsheet.field_factsheet_data AS node_data_field_factsheet_field_factsheet_data,
node.type AS node_type,
node.vid AS node_vid
FROM node node
LEFT JOIN content_type_fund node_data_field_factsheet ON node.vid = node_data_field_factsheet.vid
WHERE node.type in ('fund')

Answer 1

You don't need to use SQL. Just call Drupal's file_create_path('myfile.pdf') function in the File API.