Forum OpenACS Q&A: File Storage - Create a URL Button

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1: File Storage - Create a URL Button
Posted by Steve Manning on 09/24/08 12:20 PM
This may seem like an odd question but I've been asked what the 'Create a URL' button in File Storage is for and I've no idea.

Its probably obvious when you know how so could anyone enlighten me?

Thanks

Steve

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2: Re: File Storage - Create a URL Button (response to 1)
Posted by Steve Manning on 09/24/08 12:22 PM
Ah - is it intended as a sort of symlink to other objects in folders to which you may not normally have access?
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3: Re: File Storage - Create a URL Button (response to 2)
Posted by Claudio Pasolini on 09/24/08 12:41 PM
I think that you can add a URL pointing somewhere in the web and not only in your FS folders.
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4: Re: File Storage - Create a URL Button (response to 3)
Posted by Steve Manning on 09/24/08 01:18 PM
But why would you want to? How is that of use with in FS?
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5: Re: File Storage - Create a URL Button (response to 4)
Posted by Michael Cordova on 09/27/08 01:03 AM
Why not? Maybe you could also want to give an url to download files from another site, not necessarily uploaded into your web app.