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Last Post 11/06/2012 6:10 AM by Graham Lewis. 5 Replies.

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BartS

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08/20/2012 7:43 PM
Hi all I've just installed DMX to test it out to see if it will work for our organisation and right of the bat I got an error trying to upload a file that contains spaces in the name. When I rename the file and remove the spaces the file uploads fine. Does anyone know if there is a fix for this or if this is a limitation of DMX?

BartS

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08/20/2012 7:46 PM
Nevermind - I realised that it was not because of the spaces in the file name but because it was an empty text file. If I add any text in the file it uploads fine - even with spaces in the filename

Graham Lewis

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09/06/2012 2:57 AM
Can confirm that uploading a zero-length file doesn't work. This is a bit of a problem for me with a system I am developing - I'd like to use empty files just as a placeholder for remarks and attributes which are the important information. Peter: Is this a fundamental limitation for DMX or is there the possibility of a fix / enhancement to allow zero-length files? Thanks, Graham

Peter Donker

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09/06/2012 6:57 PM
Graham: it's indeed a limitation in the current version. I'll revisit this to see if it can be removed. But can't promise as I'm not sure about the consequences. Peter

Peter Donker

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11/05/2012 4:06 PM
This turns out to be a fundamental issue with http. The uploaders don't even recognize empty files. Try uploading an empty file with the regular asp.net uploader and the upload control appears empty upon post. So there is no way for the logic to distinguish between an empty or a non-existent file. Making an exception for import would, IMO, create a potential instability. You cannot do anything with those "placeholders" without risking something having a fit because it is 0 bytes. For now I can't see how we can support this. @Graham: I suggest you put at least one byte in those placeholder files. Peter

Graham Lewis

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11/06/2012 6:10 AM
Peter, Thanks for the update.We are currently looking at a slightly different approach so it may not turn out to be an issue. But it's good to know it's a fundamental limitation so if I do need to go back to the original idea I will make sure we create at lease one-byte dummy files. Regards, Graham

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