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3/3/2009 10:22 AM
 
solarspin

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Thanks for the reply. Yes, I am running 3.01.15 and dnn 4.9x.  I just run things default and am not to good at tweeking.

I have been updating DNN in place since 4.x began.  I can see there are a few older files in the Repository folder. Namely "userupload.ascx" "edit repositiry.ascx" and downloader.ascx" from 2006.  Can I remove those? 

I can't really unistall the repository module to clean it because it is on a production site. How can I find a clean list of files needed in the module folders for this? Right now I am trying to look in the install zip, but it is not a simple folder tree in there.

 
 
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3/3/2009 5:28 PM
 
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yes, you can delete those files.

You could always just unzip the installaton package for the module to a temp folder on your hard drive to see what files are included (ie: necessary)



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3/6/2009 1:54 PM
 
solarspin

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Thanks, when I deleted those old files, I no longer get an error on the page. And the URLCONTROLFILE token works now for uploading.

** However, how does a person get a direct link to the file to download now? The file sits in the folder with a normal name, but I still get the javascript_dopostback crap when I click on the download.
 
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3/6/2009 2:19 PM
 
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That "crap' unfortunately is necessary to apply document security and to track downloads. Be aware, that if you provide a direct link to a file via a URL, then the browser will request the file and IIS will stream the file back to the client,  the 'download' will not be processed by the LinkClick.ascx handler which is defined in DotNetNuke, therefore the download will not be 'counted'. 

 For example: You could put a Links module on another page and set the link to directly point to the file, by selecting "File" as the link type and pointing to the file you want users to download when they click on the link,

If you're not worried about keeping track of download counts, then just use a direct URL to the file. such as .. http://www.yourdomain.com/dotnetnuke/portals/0/repository/myfilename.ext

 



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3/6/2009 3:08 PM
 
solarspin

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Sorry, what I meant was to have the link act like the links in the Documents download module. Those links seem to be processed by DNN and count the clicks, and I can send them out in an email. I can't send out the postback link. For some reason I thought using URLCONTROLFILE for the upload would help with that. 

I see that new uploads to the Repository now have nothing added to the file names, and I can choose the folder to upload them to. Is that all the new token does? I thought it would change the download links to answer the title of this thread. I will keep looking. Your replies are appreciated.

Can the Repository use the method the Documents module does to yield a link like this to a file?

http://mysite.edu/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=1VfUX6zy43A%3d&tabid=114&mid=669&forcedownload=true
 
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