Subj : Filename truncated when uploading via ;UPLOAD at the menu
To : Nightfox
From : Digital Man
Date : Thu Jan 27 2022 09:26 pm
Re: Filename truncated when uploading via ;UPLOAD at the menu
By: Nightfox to Digital Man on Thu Jan 27 2022 07:30 pm
> Hi DM,
>
> I noticed something while doing some testing today. I wanted to upload a
> file to my filebase on my BBS to test removing files, so I created a text
> file that I called fakeUpload.txt (and added a string in it that just said
> "Test").
> While logged onto my BBS, on the file menu, I used the ;UPLOAD string
> command to upload it. When it prompted me for the file description, the
> filename was truncated to fakeUplo.txt. However, when listing files via
> JavaScript, it looks like it has the full long filename.
>
> I'm not sure if this is a known issue, but I wanted to let you know.
No, that's expected. If you use a wider terminal, the full filename can be displayed in listings in the terminal server too. And the [E]xtended info on the files will always show the full filename (or at least, up to 60 or so chars, depending on terminal width).
--
digital man (rob)
Breaking Bad quote #36:
Clearly his taste in women is the same as his taste in lawyers...
Norco, CA WX: 62.1�F, 14.0% humidity, 0 mph NE wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs
---
� Synchronet � Vertrauen � Home of Synchronet � [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net
