Thank you everyone that responded. Quite an education. I'm glad I
asked while I only have 3 documents attached to sources. I'm going
to change everything to a "safe" format that will work on all
instances (probably use dashes). Hope this helps other "newbies".
Cathy Vallevieni
Orange Count
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 a
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Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 10:46:36 +0100
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] File names format
The periods can be a problem with some software (particularly some of the older
operating systems) but the dashes seem like a good solutio
The periods can be a problem with some software (particularly some of
the older operating systems) but the dashes seem like a good solution.
Your file name would be readable and the added benefit that search
engines work well with dashes.
Unfortunately, it's too late for me. I have got into th
Is there any problem with using periods instead of underscores? i.e.,
Sam.Smith.letter.jpg
Or dashes? i.e., Sam-Smith-letter.jpg
On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 12:32 AM, Dave Mellors <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Cathy,
> It is technically valid to use a space in a file name that will be accessed
> on
Hi Cathy,
It is technically valid to use a space in a file name that will be
accessed on the Internet but it can sometimes be confusing for some
people and whilst some software will let you address the file using a
space others will require that you encode the spaces so "Sam Smith
Letter.jpg"
Really? I have thousands of files named without underscores.
JL
JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists
http://www3.telus.net/Jgen/jlog.html
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 -
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 PROT
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
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