Publishing a web page

Hot Tub · 04-01-2004, 07:26 AM

I am using FrontPage to publish a web album that was created with a program called AutoSiteGallary although the problem occures with any program I have tried. When I try to publish the created album to my web site I get a message "550 filename.ext: Forbidden filename. The path or filename you have entered contains forbidden characters" when it trys to upload the jpeg files. I figured out it doesn't like spaces between file names like "At the lake.jpg" but must be "AtTheLake.jpg or "At_the_lake.jpg". Anway, I have about 50+ pictures in the album and don't know how to correct them without renaming them one at a time. Also, just about every graphic in my computer has spaces in the file names so the problem won't go away until I fix it permanently. How is the best way to handle this situation?

Thanks

mechmike0034 · 04-01-2004, 08:45 AM

If you want to batch-rename the .jpgs, download IrfanView.

It's free - and a great graphics converter/utility.

DankNstickY · 04-01-2004, 07:28 PM

but how would he insert the underscores or take the spaces out with irfanview??? is there a feature that does that on there? i have the proggy already, just never noticed if that feature's there. my understanding was that you can add stuff onto the end or before the current name.

mechmike0034 · 04-02-2004, 07:33 AM

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Originally posted by DankNstickY
but how would he insert the underscores or take the spaces out with irfanview??? is there a feature that does that on there? i have the proggy already, just never noticed if that feature's there. my understanding was that you can add stuff onto the end or before the current name.

I think you're right - my bad... You can use the (dollar sign) for the whole file name but not for parts of it.

Hot Tub · 04-03-2004, 03:05 AM

Thanks for the help. That did the trick. Guess I will have to be more careful in the future how I name my files if I'm going to be using them in web pages.

jameslee · 04-04-2004, 06:09 PM

You could use a program like Magic File Renamer or Search And Replace, having it replace spaces in the file names with either nothing or an underscore. I think both programs also support GREP for more complex replacements.

http://mfr.queryweb.com/

http://www.funduc.com/search_replace.htm

Magic File Renamer only works with file names, whereas Search And Replace works with text files too. (e.g. You can have it search and replace inside a playlist file to create a batch file for copying all the songs to the same folder. Handy for burning in Nero without mapping every share.) I use both programs and they're pretty sweet.

And now, some completely unrelated links i've been working with today:

http://www.hamar.sk/sphere/

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/virtualpc/

http://www.realvnc.com/

04-01-2004, 07:26 AM	#1
Hot Tub Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Vero Beach, Florida Posts: 127	Publishing a web page I am using FrontPage to publish a web album that was created with a program called AutoSiteGallary although the problem occures with any program I have tried. When I try to publish the created album to my web site I get a message "550 filename.ext: Forbidden filename. The path or filename you have entered contains forbidden characters" when it trys to upload the jpeg files. I figured out it doesn't like spaces between file names like "At the lake.jpg" but must be "AtTheLake.jpg or "At_the_lake.jpg". Anway, I have about 50+ pictures in the album and don't know how to correct them without renaming them one at a time. Also, just about every graphic in my computer has spaces in the file names so the problem won't go away until I fix it permanently. How is the best way to handle this situation? Thanks __________________ You've been a bad girl. Go to my room!

04-01-2004, 08:45 AM	#2
mechmike0034 aka the keg killer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ala-effin'-bama! Posts: 2,738	If you want to batch-rename the .jpgs, download IrfanView. It's free - and a great graphics converter/utility. __________________ "The price of progress is trouble." (C. F. "Boss" Kettering) "50% of the American public has below-average intelligence. 70% of the American public now has regular access to the Internet. Do the math." (unknown)

04-03-2004, 03:05 AM	#5
Hot Tub Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Vero Beach, Florida Posts: 127	Thanks Thanks for the help. That did the trick. Guess I will have to be more careful in the future how I name my files if I'm going to be using them in web pages.

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04-04-2004, 06:09 PM	#6
jameslee Lieutenant Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Wouldn't you like to know? Posts: 409	You could use a program like Magic File Renamer or Search And Replace, having it replace spaces in the file names with either nothing or an underscore. I think both programs also support GREP for more complex replacements. http://mfr.queryweb.com/ http://www.funduc.com/search_replace.htm Magic File Renamer only works with file names, whereas Search And Replace works with text files too. (e.g. You can have it search and replace inside a playlist file to create a batch file for copying all the songs to the same folder. Handy for burning in Nero without mapping every share.) I use both programs and they're pretty sweet. And now, some completely unrelated links i've been working with today: http://www.hamar.sk/sphere/ http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/virtualpc/ http://www.realvnc.com/

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