Inserting an image more than once.

[O]

We have a new thread "Adrian Wilson: Celebrating the hits!
I tried to post a jpeg that I had posted in another thread during the playoffs entilted "Locker Room Material - From Atlanta- If you are a player please read" that thread was from December 2008.
I changed the name of the jpeg, I changed it to a gif, no matter what I changed it would not let me post the image a second time.
This isn't the first time I have run into this.

I'm curious as to why you can't insert an image more than once?

 

[jw7]

Can you give a link to the specific post where the image was first posted?

 

[O]

Can you give a link to the specific post where the image was first posted?

http://www.arizonasportsfans.com/vb...-125902-2.html?highlight=locker+room+material

post # 17

 

[jw7]

Yeah that is the way the software is configured to prevent the same image being stored in the database more that once.


Firefox:
The way around this is to go to the original attachment, right click, and select "Copy Image Location"

Then make your new post, click on the insert image button (Mountain on a yellow backround) and paste the copied location.

 

[O]

Does it work that way in Vista?
I don't seem to have "Copy Image Location" option, when I right click?

 

[jw7]

Does it work that way in Vista?
I don't seem to have "Copy Image Location" option, when I right click?

Oh whoops. I keep forgetting that some people still use IE. I am posting this from IE.

Internet Explorer:
Right click on the original attachment as posted on ASFN, select "Properties" at the bottom of the menu. Highlight the URL under Address(URL) and CTRL-C to copy it.

Then paste the URL in the Dialog that pops up after hitting the insert image icon.

Oh, and get Firefox. It is SOOOOOO much better.

 

[O]

So I copy the URL, C:\Users\William\Desktop, that doesn't work.
I add \ADUB.jpg, which is what the image has been renamed too. Still doesn't work.
Do I need to go back to the original name?

 

[LV-Suns]

So I copy the URL, C:\Users\William\Desktop, that doesn't work.
I add \ADUB.jpg, which is what the image has been renamed too. Still doesn't work.
Do I need to go back to the original name?

Well, you need to upload the picture somewhere, not the URL where the file is located on your PC.

Use http://imageshack.us/ to upload the pic and use the .JPG link from there.

 

[O]

Well, you need to upload the picture somewhere, not the URL where the file is located on your PC.

Use http://imageshack.us/ to upload the pic and use the .JPG link from there.

I understand that, but there should be no reason we can't post the same picture twice.

 

[IAWarnerFan]

I see it! Great photo!

 

[jw7]

So I copy the URL, C:\Users\William\Desktop, that doesn't work.
I add \ADUB.jpg, which is what the image has been renamed too. Still doesn't work.
Do I need to go back to the original name?

OK, sorry again. I should have been more clear. Don't grab the file location from your computer. Copy the URL from the image attachment from post #17 from the link you provided. URLs start with "http://" Find the post, hover your mouse anywhere on the attached picture and grab the location.

Well, you need to upload the picture somewhere, not the URL where the file is located on your PC.

Use http://imageshack.us/ to upload the pic and use the .JPG link from there.

Yes that link may work, but there is no need to do it if a picture was already posted as an attachment on ASFN. You get a free URL to link it again without having to upload it to a separate image provider.

I understand that, but there should be no reason we can't post the same picture twice.

But you can if you link with the http location. The reason vbulletin put it in the default is so that the image can take up database space only once, yet be used multiple times without chewing up unneccessary db space.

I may have to bring Nidan in here to back me up on this

 

[O]

So I tried that. I went to the "Locker Room " thread. I copied the URL location properties.
I made a new post and tried to insert that location, in the manage attachments, upload URL.

http://www.arizonasportsfans.com/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=15962&stc=1&d=1230705964:

it tells me it is an invalid file.

 

[jw7]

So I tried that. I went to the "Locker Room " thread. I copied the URL location properties.
I made a new post and tried to insert that location, in the manage attachments, upload URL.


it tells me it is an invalid file.

Man, I suck at support. I should move to India.

OK here is the problem. First loaded from your computer it is an "attachment" and you use the paper clip to upload it. You have already done this a while ago, so don't use the paper clip for this any more. The image is already in the ASFN database and has a URL.

You got the URL right, so you are close.

Once you copy the URL it is an image location and don't post it as an attachment (the paper clip is bad now), but by pasting it in the dialog after clicking the "Insert Image" button.

This guy ->

You must be registered for see images

That way, the image is posted once and you can reuse it without the annoying attachment box.

You can also use the "Insert Image" button to post images from other websites (that don't prevent hotlinking) without having to save the image to the computer and uploading it. In fact this is much preferred since it saves ASFN storage and bandwidth.

 

[O]

Man, I suck at support. I should move to India.

OK here is the problem. First loaded from your computer it is an "attachment" and you use the paper clip to upload it. You have already done this a while ago, so don't use the paper clip for this any more. The image is already in the ASFN database and has a URL.

You got the URL right, so you are close.

Once you copy the URL it is an image location and don't post it as an attachment (the paper clip is bad now), but by pasting it in the dialog after clicking the "Insert Image" button.

This guy ->

You must be registered for see images

That way, the image is posted once and you can reuse it without the annoying attachment box.

You can also use the "Insert Image" button to post images from other websites (that don't prevent hotlinking) without having to save the image to the computer and uploading it. In fact this is much preferred since it saves ASFN storage and bandwidth.

Check your PM's.

 

[O]

test

 

[IAWarnerFan]

Worked!

 

[O]

Worked!

Yep. Thanks to jw7's patience.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Woohoo !! O's on the road to computer literacy.

 

[O]

Woohoo !! O's on the road to computer literacy.

I may be stupid but I'm not dumb.