Can't update attachments in the article
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As I went updating new article a few times, I also updated the attachments, by first deleting them, and then uploading the new ones. After about 3 such updates I can no longer upload any attachment. When I hit Upload button, it attempts to do something, but nothing happens, the upload does not appear on the list anymore. As a result, I got my currently published article without any attachment, which is quite bad, as those are shared between drafts and released articles. Article: Basic Routing for HttpHandler[^]
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As I went updating new article a few times, I also updated the attachments, by first deleting them, and then uploading the new ones. After about 3 such updates I can no longer upload any attachment. When I hit Upload button, it attempts to do something, but nothing happens, the upload does not appear on the list anymore. As a result, I got my currently published article without any attachment, which is quite bad, as those are shared between drafts and released articles. Article: Basic Routing for HttpHandler[^]
Professional System Library on www.prosyslib.org
I've reinstated the uploads you deleted so that the currently viewable version of your article has downloads. Can I ask a dumb question: Why delete them? In the old wizard you could just upload new ones and it would overwrite the old ones. In the new system you upload new versions of downloads, and the old versions stay where they are so the currently viewable article has downloads still working, but wben the new version gets approved, the new downloads overwrite the old downloads so the new article is pointing to the correct files. Basically: Just upload your new files. The system takes care to ensure the correct files are linked within the different versions of your article.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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I've reinstated the uploads you deleted so that the currently viewable version of your article has downloads. Can I ask a dumb question: Why delete them? In the old wizard you could just upload new ones and it would overwrite the old ones. In the new system you upload new versions of downloads, and the old versions stay where they are so the currently viewable article has downloads still working, but wben the new version gets approved, the new downloads overwrite the old downloads so the new article is pointing to the correct files. Basically: Just upload your new files. The system takes care to ensure the correct files are linked within the different versions of your article.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
Thank you for restoring the downloads, Chris! Dumb question goes alone well with the dumb action. Thank you for the clarification, I will keep in mind not to delete the old downloads. Cheers!
Professional System Library on www.prosyslib.org
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Thank you for restoring the downloads, Chris! Dumb question goes alone well with the dumb action. Thank you for the clarification, I will keep in mind not to delete the old downloads. Cheers!
Professional System Library on www.prosyslib.org
I doubt it was a dumb action - it just makes me wonder what made you think of doing that, since it means (to me) that we're not making it clear enough, or worse, giving you misleading cues. I'd like to make it more intuitive.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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I doubt it was a dumb action - it just makes me wonder what made you think of doing that, since it means (to me) that we're not making it clear enough, or worse, giving you misleading cues. I'd like to make it more intuitive.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
In my decision to delete the downloads I was focused on the fact that they related to a freshly published article, which kind of didn't need to drag alone old downloads, so I didn't give it much thought before deleting previous attachments. My bad. It is easier to keep the rules in memory for a regular writer, which I'm not.
Professional System Library on www.prosyslib.org
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In my decision to delete the downloads I was focused on the fact that they related to a freshly published article, which kind of didn't need to drag alone old downloads, so I didn't give it much thought before deleting previous attachments. My bad. It is easier to keep the rules in memory for a regular writer, which I'm not.
Professional System Library on www.prosyslib.org
P.S. On the previous subject, I tried to re-submit that article couple times, every time it would move itself from "Pending" to "Draft" without being released. That seems strange.
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