[sims] Downloading CFT files

[clareq]

Our data person is trying to download some cft files from the government site. When she attempts to do so, the file name is changed, and attempting to save it with the correct filename results in the message that the file cannot be downloaded. I've checked our web logs and nothing is being blocked. Any ideas?

[vyperz]

Try using Chrome and instead of save or save as , do open, you can then save it.

[LosOjos]

Rename it after it's downloaded?

 

Many browsers append a number in brackets if duplicate file names are found, but SIMS will not see them in that case, so remove that part and you should be good to go. If you need to keep multiple downloads with the same name, change the numeric part of the CTF so that it's still a valid file name.

 

e.g. if you had two files like this:

 

1234567_CTF_1020304_001.xml
1234567_CTF_1020304_001 (1).xml

 

The first would import but the second wouldn't. To remedy this and keep both files, rename the second like so:

 

1234567_CTF_1020304_002.xml

 

For future reference, CTF filenames are strictly in the format

aaabbbb_CTF_cccdddd_eee.xml

where:

a = source LA number

b = source DfE number

c = destination LA number

d = destination DfE number

e = three digit, leading zero sequence number

[clareq]

The file won't download regardless of what we call it. I've asked her to try Chrome. It seems machine specific.

[Alfred_Bester]

Older versions of IE try and block downloads and you have to click a bar along the top of the page, but below the File, Menu etc bar. Could be that?

[clareq]

We're using IE11.