Make web media block use filename when compressing

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rev23dev
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Make web media block use filename when compressing

Postby rev23dev » Mon Apr 18, 2016 2:18 pm

The default file names that IA generates for the 7zip web media blocks is the full name of the package. Is there a way to make the compressed filename the one that IA is looking to download it from? If not, could this be an enhancement for a future version? I always have to rename these when I have them built.

rev23dev
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Re: Make web media block use filename when compressing

Postby rev23dev » Sat May 06, 2017 2:37 pm

No one ever replied. I wanted to bring this up because I think makes sense for usability especially for new users, but would save me a lot of time.

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Re: Make web media block use filename when compressing

Postby FrancescoT » Mon May 08, 2017 10:11 am

Dear Rev23dev,

I'm not quite sure to fully understand your request.

Probably you mean; when editing a Web Media Block, the possibility to automatically update the "filename portion" of the URL field, in order to reflect the name assigned to the Web Media Block.

Am I correct?

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rev23dev
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Re: Make web media block use filename when compressing

Postby rev23dev » Mon May 08, 2017 3:24 pm

Well, currently when you build you'll get filenames like

Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP2 (x64).7zip

My URLs point to a more URL friendly filename https://myserver/path/sql2014sp2_x64.7zip

So, anytime I rebuild those packages I have to go rename the files before I upload them. I think InstallAware should use the filename I have specified in the URL when building these instead of that full friendly file name.

Hope that clears it up :)


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