I have extensions pdf and htm as the allowable files types within my form.

If I try to upload a .htm file (eg example.htm) I get the error below.
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# Files with the extension txt are not allowed. Please upload a file with an extension from the following list: pdf htm
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If I then allow the txt extension, the file is then renamed to example.htm.txt.

Any advice on how to fix this issue.

Thanks in Advance
Stephen

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jpetso’s picture

jpetso commented
Status: Active » Fixed

This is a security measure of Drupal core, filefield has no influence on that (and shouldn't have). The file_check_upload() function in includes/file.inc appends ".txt" to certain file types. Actually, I believe that .htm files are only renamed this way in Drupal 4.7, as the corresponding check in Drupal 5 is much more stringent and doesn't cover all files that are somehow text.

Proper solution: upgrade to Drupal 5.
Quick-and-dirty solution: replace the check in file_check_upload() with the one from Drupal 5, if you know how to do it and know about the implications of modifying Drupal core.

spjsche’s picture

spjsche commented

Thanks for the quick response, I shall investigate and see which is the better option.

Thanks for your time.

Stephen

Anonymous’s picture

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Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for two weeks with no activity.