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  • bbs.view_file() fails with long filenames

    From Eric Oulashin@VERT to GitLab issue in main/sbbs on Mon Feb 7 10:53:42 2022
    open https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/335

    With Synchronet 3.19b, it seems the JavaScript function bbs.view_file() has trouble with long filenames. The file lister I'm working on calls bbs.view_file() to view a file, and I've tried viewing a zip file with a long filename, Synchronet says "Error: The filename has no extension" and then says there was an error executing my file viewer. If I view a file with a short name (I'm guessing within the 8.3 filename limits), it works as expected.

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  • From Rob Swindell@VERT to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Mon Feb 7 11:22:46 2022
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/335#note_2262

    First, the "Error: The filename has no extension" is not a string in Synchronet (or the text.dat) that I've been able to find. Are you sure this string isn't coming from your file viewer or file lister?

    Second, the bbs.view_file() function appears to work fine for me, with long filenames:
    ```
    þ Main þ 0:46:06 [4] fsxNet [2] FSX GEN: ;eval
    Parameter(s): bbs.view_file("s:/xfer/sbbs/sbbs_dev.msvc2013.zip")
    Archive: s:/xfer/sbbs/sbbs_dev.msvc2013.zip
    Length Method Size Cmpr Date Time CRC-32 Name
    -------- ------ ------- ---- ---------- ----- -------- ----
    458 Defl:N 303 34% 07/17/2019 05:05 e5e05325 README.TXT
    140 Defl:N 133 5% 07/17/2019 05:05 fa823cf5 FILE_ID.DIZ
    ```

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  • From Eric Oulashin@VERT to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Mon Feb 7 11:52:06 2022
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/335#note_2263

    It looks like the error is coming from my vile viewer rather than Synchronet. Closing this issue.

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  • From Eric Oulashin@VERT to GitLab issue in main/sbbs on Mon Feb 7 11:52:09 2022
    close https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/335

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  • From echicken@VERT/ECBBS to Eric Oulashin on Mon Feb 7 20:37:13 2022
    Re: bbs.view_file() fails with long filenames
    By: Eric Oulashin to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Mon Feb 07 2022 11:52:06

    my vile viewer

    Now, now, don't be so hard on yourself. I'm sure the viewer's not *that* bad.

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