Not true. Windows is perfectly happy to use filenames that contain
spaces. Most of the pictures that I have attached to people, events,
sources, etc. in Legacy contain spaces. For example, I routinely use
file names of the type "Bob Janice - Birth Certificate.jpg". Windows
and Legacy have absolutely no problems with this construct.
As far as using these file names when creating web pages from Legacy -
all you have to do is check off the box "Convert to lowercase letters"
on the "Formatting" tab when you choose the "Web Page Creation" option
from Legacy. Legacy will then automatically convert the file names to
the form "bob_janice_-_birth_certificate.jpg" when generating your web
pages. I've been doing this for several years now with no problems when
creating Descendant web pages.
Both Ron and Dave are correct in their comments about the possibility of
confusion when images with spaces are included in web pages. Since most
web servers use some form of Apache as the underlying control program
for the web it may cause some problems since Apache (and Linux or Unix)
are case and character sensitive. Getting rid of the spaces and
uppercase letters is probably the safest route - luckily, Legacy can do
this for you.
Bob
Barrie Smart wrote:
Windows won't look at a filename with spaces - therefore the
underscore. Whether you load in on the 'Net is not the issue - its how
a particular program will treat it. So underscore works all the time -
spaces very rarely, if ever.
HTH
On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 3:49 PM, Cathy Vallevieni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
Someone recently said to create file names with _ instead of
spaces for posting to the internet (I believe). I.E.
"Sam_Smith_Letter.jpg" vs. "Sam Smith Letter.jpg"
What happens when a file name with spaces is uploaded to the Internet?
Is there any other application that requires _ instead of spaces?
Thanks.
Cathy Vallevieni
Orange County, CA
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