File Upload Changes

Coming in the next update is a change to file uploads in ProWorkflow, in the past when you upload any files the naming is kept the same so if you uploaded a file called “Myholiday&123#XYZ.3.2.1.wmv” it would upload, problem is the web doesn’t like many of these special characters in URL’s, something like a hash (#) could be treated differently by the server, your browser and your computer which of course can cause problems.

As of the next update we will replace certain characters in the filename with an underscore to make it all web friendly, this won’t affect any of your previously uploaded files, just your newly uploaded files.

The logic is as follows, if your filename contains . , ; : ‘ ” ? / > < [ ] { } | \ = + ) ( * & ^ % $ # @ ! ` or ~ it will be replaced with an underscore _ so if you uploaded  a file called “Myholiday&123#XYZ.3.2.1.wmv” it will automatically be renamed “Myholiday_123_XYZ_3_2_1.wmv” on the server (and display as such on your account).

This ensures all your files always work correctly!

Tags: changes, file, project, proworkflow, resources, upload