bbs.view_file() fails with long filenames

With Synchronet 3.19b, it seems the JavaScript function bbs.view_file() has trouble with long filenames. The file lister I'm working on calls bbs.view_file() to view a file, and I've tried viewing a zip file with a long filename, Synchronet says "Error: The filename has no extension" and then says there was an error executing my file viewer. If I view a file with a short name (I'm guessing within the 8.3 filename limits), it works as expected.

First, the "Error: The filename has no extension" is not a string in Synchronet (or the text.dat) that I've been able to find. Are you sure this string isn't coming from your file viewer or file lister?

Second, the bbs.view_file() function appears to work fine for me, with long filenames:

■ Main ■ 0:46:06 [4] fsxNet [2] FSX GEN: ;eval
Parameter(s): bbs.view_file("s:/xfer/sbbs/sbbs_dev.msvc2013.zip")
Archive:  s:/xfer/sbbs/sbbs_dev.msvc2013.zip
 Length   Method    Size  Cmpr    Date    Time   CRC-32   Name
--------  ------  ------- ---- ---------- ----- --------  ----
     458  Defl:N      303  34% 07/17/2019 05:05 e5e05325  README.TXT
     140  Defl:N      133   5% 07/17/2019 05:05 fa823cf5  FILE_ID.DIZ  

It looks like the error is coming from my vile viewer rather than Synchronet. Closing this issue.

closed

mentioned in issue #636 (closed)