Forum Discussion
Issues attaching files to posts
I made repeated attempts to attach a file with a name that had two spaces in it. They failed. When I removed the spaces (making it a slightly less "friendly" file name) it worked. If THAT technicality is a requirement for attaching files, then this pinned post seems like the place where it should be mentioned.
I just had a file attachment removed after posting a reply here: Practical use of row delimiter with textsplit
Immediately thereafter, though, I edited my reply and re-attached the same file (with the same filename consisting of underscores instead of spaces) and it worked.
So, the filename doesn't appear to be the primary issue after all. 😏
Or, in the three days since I first posted my experience, they may have fixed it. From what I understand, it would have been a fairly simple fix. Either way, we know to use underscores.
No, I don't think it's fixed yet, because my file (which was named with underscores instead of spaces) was initially removed from my reply.
It was only after I edited my reply and re-attached the exact same file again that it showed up.
Tried to repeat - extra spaces are dropped automatically
Good catch mathetes ! If this indeed turns out to be the source of the file attachment issue that has plagued this forum of late, it seems like something that could easily be corrected by the developers. Standard URL encoding should convert spaces in filenames to %20.
This would also explain why I haven't experienced this issue yet, when so many others have, as I typically use underscores instead of spaces when naming files that will be uploaded to the web.
Hopefully they fix it, though, since major problems like this appear to be driving users and contributors away from this forum.
