Attaching new file to the thread

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I have done a research on the forum, and it seems we have no solution yet for that.

I want to add new files to a thread, after it was created.

const file = await openai.files.create({
file: fs.createReadStream(filepath),
purpose: “assistants”,
});

      await openai.beta.threads.messages.create(
        thread_id,
        {
          role: "user",
          content: message_user,
          attachments: [{ file_id: file.id, tools: [{ type: "file_search" }] }],
        }
      );

The idea is that the user can add new files to the assistant, and compare them.

Einstein Chatty: It appears that the newly uploaded document still contains only the text “This is just a test file!” There are no sections available for crafting an IMRAD response. If you have another document or if the content needs to be double-checked, please upload it again, and I’ll assist you with the IMRAD structure!

user: I have attached a new one. It was attached to the message

Einstein Chatty: It appears that the newly uploaded document contains the same content as before, stating, “This is just a test file!” Unfortunately, this means there is still no substantial information available for constructing a structured response in the IMRAD format. If you have another document or more comprehensive content that you’d like to analyze, please upload it, and I’ll be happy to help!

user: I have attached a new one

Einstein Chatty: The document you uploaded still appears to contain only the text “This is just a test file!” and does not have any substantial information for constructing an IMRAD structure. If you’re looking to analyze a specific study or paper, please provide a document with content on the introduction, methods, results, and discussion. Once you do that, I’ll be happy to assist you in formatting it into the IMRAD structure!

user: Indeed, it was a test. What about now?

Einstein Chatty: It seems that the document you uploaded remains unchanged and contains only the text: “This is just a test file!” As a result, there is still no substantial content to analyze or structure in the IMRAD format. If you have a different document or additional content that you would like to discuss or analyze, please upload it, and I will be happy to assist you!

user: Indeed, it was a test. What about now?

Einstein Chatty: It seems that the file you uploaded is still just a test and does not contain any substantial content for a proper analysis. The document states, “This is just a test file!” and does not provide sections that could be structured in the IMRAD format. If you have a more detailed paper you would like to analyze, please upload it, and I will be glad to assist you in structuring it appropriately using the IMRAD format!

user: Indeed, it was a test. What about now?

Einstein Chatty: It appears that the document you uploaded is just a test file and does not contain substantial content. As a result, I am unable to extract any information on the introduction, methods, results, or discussion. If you have a specific paper you’d like to analyze or provide, please upload it, and I would be happy to help you structure it in the IMRAD format!

user: Indeed, it was a test. What about now?

Einstein Chatty: It seems that the uploaded document may not contain the expected sections, or there was an issue accessing them. I recommend checking the file’s contents or uploading the correct version of the document. If you provide the text or specific sections from the paper, I can help you format the information into the IMRAD structure.

I can see the new files attached on my API account storage, nonetheless, the assistant is blind to the new file.

Anyone found a solution for that? I have seen people asking the same, and no solution worked on me so far.

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I do it like this on my side

First create a message with the file like you do:

After run the stream with the tools:

It works great!

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It does not seem you are adding a new file, after the assistant was already created

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It is always hard to read the code of somebody else. Are you adding the file to the thread after the conservation started?

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  1. Upload file
  2. Create message in thread with the file
  3. Run the thread with the tools
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Are you doing after the thread and assistant was already created? That is, you use the current thread for adding a new file to an ongoing conversation. It does not seem so, I could be wrong.

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This section just show you created the file, which is something I know how to do.
I have tried several ways, the file is uploaded, but the assistant just know about the files on the thread creation, and assistant. The new file is ignored.

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I use an already created assistant and I update already created thread also. I wish that my code was easier to read, but I have to support many use case!

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I have given up for now! Thanks for your support!

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You could use the SDK of the code im showing you. You will easily be able to do what you are trying to do!

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I am coding in JavaScript, Angular. It seems you are using streaming, it does not work for me now. I am using Nestjs. It is also hard to incorporate two codes, from two different coders, without taking time to understand the second code

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One question, are you adding the new file to the vector:

    await openai.beta.vectorStores.fileBatches.uploadAndPoll(vectorStore.id, {
      files: fileStreams
      })

I mean, when we create the assistant and thread, we need to have a vector storage.

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No I don’t add it to the vector store. Usually this is what you have to do but not when you attach one file to a message.

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message_file = client.files.create(
  file=open("docs/1.pdf", "rb"), purpose="assistants"
)

message_file2 = client.files.create(
  file=open("docs/2.pdf", "rb"), purpose="assistants"
)

thread = client.beta.threads.create(
  messages=[
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": prompt,
      "attachments": [
        {"file_id": message_file2.id, "tools": [{"type": "file_search"}]},
        {"file_id": message_file.id, "tools": [{"type": "file_search"}]},
      ],
    }
  ]
)