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websissy · December 22nd, 2005, 01:15 PM

I have added the PDF file type to the file-types configuration table and it now uploads okay but it fails to build a thumbnail. That's no surprise.

I've seen suggestions here that one should manually upload thumbnails in such cases. I'm already doing this with most of my larger images anyway using FTP and putting them in uploads/1. Then I process them from there.

I'm assuming an uploaded thumbnail for a PDF would ALSO go into uploads/1. Is that correct or does it go in a subdirectory? In short, where do I put it so that the upload process will find it?

And for the wise guys out there... they won't FIT in the usually-suggested orifice. I already TRIED that! ;-)

Finally, none of the posts I could find say how to NAME an uploaded thumbnail. What file type should a manually-created uploaded thumbnail BE and how should it be named?

Thanks... And Happy Holidays!

Best Professional Regards,
WebSissy

December 22nd, 2005, 01:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
websissy Member Verified Customer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Socorro, NM Posts: 54	How Do I add PDFs? I have added the PDF file type to the file-types configuration table and it now uploads okay but it fails to build a thumbnail. That's no surprise. I've seen suggestions here that one should manually upload thumbnails in such cases. I'm already doing this with most of my larger images anyway using FTP and putting them in uploads/1. Then I process them from there. I'm assuming an uploaded thumbnail for a PDF would ALSO go into uploads/1. Is that correct or does it go in a subdirectory? In short, where do I put it so that the upload process will find it? And for the wise guys out there... they won't FIT in the usually-suggested orifice. I already TRIED that! ;-) Finally, none of the posts I could find say how to NAME an uploaded thumbnail. What file type should a manually-created uploaded thumbnail BE and how should it be named? Thanks... And Happy Holidays! Best Professional Regards, WebSissy