very interesting :)
On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 11:51 AM, Rick Cook <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > One more tidbit of information. After the file name is copied to another > form, I send that data via a web service to another server. I find that if > I map the actual Attachment file name on the source server to the Character > field in the form on the destination server in the Filter Set Fields WS > action, it sends the File name without the prefix data. > > Saves me a lot of STRSTR and SUBSTR finagling. > > Rick > > > On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 10:13 AM, LJ LongWing <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> ** >> not that I know of....I've always had to strip it :) >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 10:48 AM, Rick Cook <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> ** >>> Thanks, LJ, that makes sense. Is there a way to copy that file name >>> without the reference data, to avoid having to strip it? >>> >>> Rick >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 9:43 AM, LJ LongWing <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> ** >>>> Rick, those numbers are not a 'fault'...they are reference data. The >>>> numbers are >>>> >>>> BytesBeforeCompression;BytesAfterCompression;OriginalFileName >>>> >>>> I use this information in my system for example to ensure that when >>>> someone attaches a file, it's not a 0 byte file.... >>>> >>>> I also copy the file name to another field, and strip the preceding >>>> values to get just the file name... >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 10:38 AM, Rick Cook <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> ** >>>>> I am pushing an attachment from the 7.6.04 HPD:Work Log form to an >>>>> attachment field on another form (same server). Once there, I copy the >>>>> Attachment file name to a character field for display. The problem is >>>>> that >>>>> the character field then contains something like "3223;815;AttachmentName" >>>>> instead of just "AttachmentName". >>>>> >>>>> I can do the field stripping of the prefix clutter, but I'd prefer to >>>>> address it at the source if possible. Can someone tell me what those >>>>> numbers represent and how I might be able to eliminate their transfer at >>>>> the source? The actual attachment file name doesn't contain those >>>>> numbers, >>>>> either at the source or destination. >>>>> >>>>> Rick >>>>> _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ >>>> >>>> >>>> _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ >>>> >>> >>> _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ >>> >> >> _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ >> > > _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ > _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"
