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How can I stop the renaming of files uploaded with "Cobalt - Field - Uploads"?

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Guest
29 Jun 2012 13:13

Title is self-explaining. All files are uploaded in a subfolder and there the extension creates a date-based folder. Then it renames the original file. How I prevent the upload-extension from doing so? It is essential for me that all files will have the original file names.

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Sackgesicht VIP
Total posts: 1,636
29 Jun 2012 15:54

When downloading the files will get back the original file name under which they where uploaded, so you will not loose your name.

The "renaming" has several good reasons, like it allows the same "filename" stored several times in the same folder.

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Guest
29 Jun 2012 17:22

I wish it was, but I got the following filename from a file which was named different:

1340946000_361382f0b520ca8fbbddb4b136569253

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Sackgesicht VIP
Total posts: 1,636
29 Jun 2012 18:06

Please set the parameter "Download link open" to "Force download window despite file extension". Then the file will be downloaded under the original filename.

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Guest
01 Jul 2012 06:02

The advise of the Sackgesicht should help. Please try and write if something wrong

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Guest
10 Jul 2012 03:59

It worked for me :) Thank you both very much!

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Guest
03 Aug 2012 17:47

Just found out that "Force download window despite file extension" does only support files to a specific size. Files around 30 MByte and are just 1 KByte after having downloaded them. The problem doesn't occur if the original file is below approximately 30 MByte. Any ideas on this? I tried several configurations of the "upload"-field. If I choose "Open file in browser" for example everything works fine, even with bigger files. Problem seems to having been there from the beginning.

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