Re: wss v3: document uploading error

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You saw the mention of the banned files list earlier in a message from me ?

Banned file types are: Central Admin; Operations and under the Security Configuration heading "Blocked File Types".

Mike Walsh

"Ace" <Ace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:916ACFB8-DAD8-482D-B45F-B24D75D014C9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
thanks bunch.
apparently, i am still failing uploading the file and i assume this is
because it is an exe file.

a

"Mike Walsh" wrote:

My *opinion* - nothing more - is that usually only doing the UI change will
be enough.

Mike Walsh
WSS FAQ http://www.wssfaq.com
No private e-mail please.

"Ace" <Ace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:D12B22ED-CF21-4EFE-A543-39B03E152D84@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> cool.
> so now i am wondering which setting precedes. is it the setting via
> central
> admin (like you described below) or web.config (<httpRuntime
> maxRequestLength="51200" />)?
>
> thanks...a
>
> "Mike Walsh" wrote:
>
>> Sorry about that - I had to start a VM.
>>
>> The setting for the default upload size is in SharePoint Central
>> Administration / Application Management / Web Application General
>> Settings
>>
>> Default is 50MB.
>>
>> Mike Walsh
>>
>> "Mike Walsh" <englantilainen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:OkBjZKAjHHA.1220@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Amending the file type while still trying to upload an .exe file >> > won't
>> > fool the SP system into thinking you have a different file type.
>> >
>> > (In fact it might be the reason why you are getting a message that
>> > doesn't
>> > seem to refer to you uploading a banned file type ...)
>> >
>> > I'm looking at the size setting. It ought (memory!) to be set at >> > site
>> > collection (? or site) level using Central Admin. I don't by memory
>> > know
>> > exactly which page.
>> >
>> > Mike Walsh
>> >
>> > "Ace" <Ace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > news:5B0A466A-793D-4312-92CF-588A0C0753CB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> thanx mike.
>> >> i don't think it is a file type issue as i renamed the file type >> >> but
>> >> still
>> >> failed.
>> >> btw, i am not sure what you meant by "default upload size per >> >> batch".
>> >> only
>> >> changes i made was to:
>> >>
>> >> <httpRuntime maxRequestLength="51200" />
>> >>
>> >> could you please tell me how i can change the default upload size >> >> per
>> >> batch?
>> >>
>> >> thanks...a
>> >>
>> >> "Mike Walsh" wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> A couple of things come immediately to mind.
>> >>>
>> >>> One is that .exe is typically on the banned files list. So check
>> >>> that.
>> >>>
>> >>> The other that the default upload size per batch is less than >> >>> 80MB.
>> >>> This
>> >>> per
>> >>> batch size also covers the per file default upload size. You have
>> >>> *maybe*
>> >>> covered this with your change but I would myself have started with
>> >>> just
>> >>> amending the default size in the UI.
>> >>>
>> >>> Mike Walsh
>> >>> WSS FAQ http://www.wssfaq.com
>> >>> No private e-mail please.
>> >>>
>> >>> "Ace" <Ace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >>> news:98E3E154-8926-4687-8D44-2242FB80F1BC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>> >i am getting the following error when trying to upload 80mb file
>> >>> >(.exe
>> >>> >if
>> >>> > file type matters) to a "Shared Documents" library.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > "The form submission cannot be processed because it exceeded the
>> >>> > maximum
>> >>> > length allowed by the Web administrator. Please resubmit the >> >>> > form
>> >>> > with
>> >>> > less
>> >>> > data."
>> >>> >
>> >>> > i did find some article about modifying web.config file:
>> >>> >
>> >>> > <httpRuntime maxRequestLength="51200" />
>> >>> >
>> >>> > so i changed this to "512000" (added one more 0), reset iis >> >>> > (just
>> >>> > in
>> >>> > case)
>> >>> > and tried to upload the same doc but i am still getting the same
>> >>> > error.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > any thoughts?
>> >>> >
>> >>> > thanks...a
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >
>>
>>



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