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adam at RFXTechnologies

Mar 31, 2009, 2:46 PM

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Media file names

Is there a way to specify that the system should use something other than the local file name of an uploaded document when creating/updating media?

I would like to be able to specify that the system use the title of a media asset for the filename when the asset is published for 2 reasons.

1. Better control over file names, especially if I can translate the title to something appropriate (lowercase, no special characters).

2. Every time a user updates a media asset with a file on their computer, and the name of the file on their computer is different than the previous version, the name of the asset on the file system changes.

Even better, if this is possible, would be able to also use Media Type and Source within the file name.

Thanx in advance,
Adam Wilson

phillip at communitybandwidth

Apr 1, 2009, 8:39 PM

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Re: Media file names [In reply to]

On 31-Mar-09, at 6:46 PM, Adam Wilson wrote:

> 1. Better control over file names, especially if I can
> translate the title to something appropriate (lowercase, no special
> characters).

Have you looked at the MEDIA_UNIQUE_FILENAME configuration directive?

# MEDIA_UNIQUE_FILENAME tells Bricolage to assign system-wide unique
names to
# media files. When this directive is enabled Bricolage will generate
a unique
# eight-character MD5 hash for the file name instead of the file name as
# uploaded. The file name suffix will be retained as it was loaded.

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paulo at digitalcraftsmen

Apr 7, 2009, 12:11 AM

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Re: Media file names [In reply to]

Phillip Smith wrote:
>
> On 31-Mar-09, at 6:46 PM, Adam Wilson wrote:
>
>> 1. Better control over file names, especially if I can translate
>> the title to something appropriate (lowercase, no special characters).
>
> Have you looked at the MEDIA_UNIQUE_FILENAME configuration directive?

The additional controls you want should be quite easy. Have a grep through
the code under lib for MEDIA_UNIQUE_FILENAME and you'll find where the
filename gets set on upload. You should then be able to add in the source
and other fields that you want.

regards,

Paul

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