Image fileName problem

[Mike Bonner]

Don't know the specific answer to the problem, but I think if you go into
preferences, files & memory and check the always use absolute file paths for
images it will stop the relative referencing.

On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 2:45 PM, Thomas McGrath III <mcgrath3 at mac.com>wrote:

> I am trying to upload an image to on-rev and am running into a problem. I
> wonder if anyone can help?
>
> I have an image object named "TestImage" that I set the file name to an
> image on disk using the inspector icon (Folder). (This is the important
> part)
> The inspector puts  ./../../LRS.png into the fileName field in the
> inspector. (I seem to remember previous versions putting the full path name
> instead)
>
> The image will upload to the server using this code:
> ---------------
> constant FTPHOST = "ftp.liveconnectonline.com/"
> constant FTPUSER = "liveconnectonline%40lazyriver.on-rev.com"
> constant FTPPASS = "*******"
>
> on mouseUp
>   local tFileForUpload, tFileName
>   put the fileName of image "TestImage" into tFileForUpload
>   set the itemdel to "/"
>   put the last item of tFileForUpload into tFileName
>   put empty into field "Results"
>
>   local tDestination
>   put "ftp://" & FTPUSER & ":" & FTPPASS & "@" & "
> ftp.liveconnectonline.com/liveconnectonline/ClientOne/" & tFileName into
> tDestination
>   libURLftpUploadFile tFileForUpload, tDestination, "uploadComplete"
> end mouseUp
>
> on uploadComplete pURL, pStatus
>   put "Status Update:" && pStatus && return after field "Results"
> end uploadComplete
> ---------------
>
> BUT the file that gets uploaded is not a true PNG file and will not open in
> any image processor. It also does not indicate the correct file size.
>
> NOW if I type into the fileName field of the inspector the full path to the
> image -- /Users/mcgrath3/Desktop/LRS2.png  -- it then works correctly.
>
> It is like getting the fileName with the ./../../ is not being processed
> correctly or that it is not what should be being entered by the inspector.
>
> Is this normal? I don't ever remember this happening before locally with or
> without trying to upload to a server.
>
> Does anyone else see what the problem might be?
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
> -- Tom McGrath III
> http://lazyriver.on-rev.com
> 3mcgrath at comcast.net
>
>
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