Zipping File Storage Downloads

claven · 17 Mar 2004, 12:39 PM

I had a question about file storage download functionality.

If I click on the box next to current folder X, select Download Zip from the action drop-down, and click Do, the system bundles up all 10 files in folder X and delivers a zip file to the directory I specify. Perfect.

However, if I select 2 files in folder X and try to download them, I get odd results. Earlier today I got one of the files inside the zip, now tonight I'm getting an empty zip file. I'd hope to get a zip file with the two files I marked inside, but it's not working that way.

Just tried the same thing with one file from folder X with the same empty zip file result.

Did I miss something in the mega-thread about file storage functionality? Not a big deal during beta while bandwidth isn't being counted, but I'd sure like to be able to load a subset of a folder once it counts against bandwidth.

fredekr · 22 Mar 2004, 09:29 PM

I can't download files at all from the file storage. I had success with one file (the first one I tried), but the second two download as empty (0 byte) files, whether I do a zip or not. I actually lost some work because of this... I guess I shouldn't have relyed on such a new feature, boo hoo

It is possible that the upload failed in some way, but the interface reports that the files are >0 bytes, and I got no errors during the upload. I uploaded with IE and tried to download with IE and Mozilla.

Cheers,
Kevin

fredekr · 22 Mar 2004, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by fredekr
I can't download files at all from the file storage

Ah ha, I renamed them without spaces and that "fixed" it. So at least there's a workaround.

cheers,
Kevin

22 Mar 2004, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by fredekr
Ah ha, I renamed them without spaces and that "fixed" it. So at least there's a workaround.

cheers,
Kevin

Another workaround from this this thread, is to access File Storage from the beta server (assuming you aren't doing this already)

fredekr · 22 Mar 2004, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Daniel S
(assuming you aren't doing this already)

Ah, thanks, I'm not using the beta server. It looks like hyphens ("-") don't work either on production? Whoops...

cheers,
Kevin

22 Mar 2004, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by fredekr
Ah, thanks, I'm not using the beta server. It looks like hyphens ("-") don't work either on production? Whoops...

cheers,
Kevin

This was fixed already

claven · 23 Mar 2004, 01:07 PM

Ah. That's it. Once I removed the spaces in the filenames I was able to download the zip with multiple files.

rakhesh · 23 Mar 2004, 03:43 PM

The downloading should work with spaces too now ... I had the same problem, so I asked Richard, and he responded just now that it has been fixed ... and indeed, it does work for me! How about you?

Rakhesh

claven · 24 Mar 2004, 11:53 AM

Yep - I can now use the zip feature to download multiple files in a folder that have spaces in their names!

17 Mar 2004, 12:39 PM	#1
claven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 184	Zipping File Storage Downloads I had a question about file storage download functionality. If I click on the box next to current folder X, select Download Zip from the action drop-down, and click Do, the system bundles up all 10 files in folder X and delivers a zip file to the directory I specify. Perfect. However, if I select 2 files in folder X and try to download them, I get odd results. Earlier today I got one of the files inside the zip, now tonight I'm getting an empty zip file. I'd hope to get a zip file with the two files I marked inside, but it's not working that way. Just tried the same thing with one file from folder X with the same empty zip file result. Did I miss something in the mega-thread about file storage functionality? Not a big deal during beta while bandwidth isn't being counted, but I'd sure like to be able to load a subset of a folder once it counts against bandwidth.

22 Mar 2004, 09:29 PM	#2
fredekr Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 11	Can't download files, zip or no I can't download files at all from the file storage. I had success with one file (the first one I tried), but the second two download as empty (0 byte) files, whether I do a zip or not. I actually lost some work because of this... I guess I shouldn't have relyed on such a new feature, boo hoo It is possible that the upload failed in some way, but the interface reports that the files are >0 bytes, and I got no errors during the upload. I uploaded with IE and tried to download with IE and Mozilla. Cheers, Kevin

23 Mar 2004, 01:07 PM	#7
claven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 184	Ah. That's it. Once I removed the spaces in the filenames I was able to download the zip with multiple files.

23 Mar 2004, 03:43 PM	#8
rakhesh Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Muscat, Oman Posts: 551	The downloading should work with spaces too now ... I had the same problem, so I asked Richard, and he responded just now that it has been fixed ... and indeed, it does work for me! How about you? Rakhesh

24 Mar 2004, 11:53 AM	#9
claven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 184	Yep - I can now use the zip feature to download multiple files in a folder that have spaces in their names!