Don’t Put Spaces in File Names!
One thing I run into a lot are files being sent to me with spaces in the file name (this seems to happen most often with images and pdf files). On your local computer this may be fine, but once its uploaded to the Internet you would be surprised to know that many people won’t be able to view it!
This is because many servers don’t know how to read a space (ever seen %20 in place of the space in your filename? Its the server’s way of handling the space) and so instead of viewing your file they will get the dreaded “Page/File cannot be found” error. So rule of thumb? Don’t put spaces in your file names!
Tags: %20, file names, file tips, spaces, Website Tips
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May 12th, 2009 at 8:16 am
Thank you so much! But I must say having such wonderful subject matter definitely makes it easier!
June 14th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Thanks for that do you have any more info on this?
June 15th, 2009 at 8:39 am
About spaces in file names? Not much because its kind of a small thing — but if you have a specific question about it I’d be happy to answer!