Solved How do I reuse a previously uploaded picture on Windows 7 Forums

[lehnerus2000]

I have previously been able to reuse pictures that I have uploaded and posted.

Today when I tried to reuse a picture, the Attachment manager claimed that the URL was invalid.

Since I could view the picture by clicking on it and I could copy the URL to a new tab and view the picture, there is obviously nothing wrong with the URL.

Does anyone have any idea what is going wrong?

 

[Britton30]

How are you trying to reuse it?

 

[lehnerus2000]

1. I opened the picture from "Attachments" (in my user account).
2. I copied the URL from the Address bar (in FF).
3. I pasted it into the URL field, in the "Manage Attachment" dialogue window and clicked on "Upload".
4. I received an invalid URL message.

 

[Britton30]

OK, what happened is that way you tried to upload an image already in place. In the Reply or VM/PM editor windows, click the Insert Image icon and paste the URL there.


Here is an example from an old one from my attachments:

 

[lehnerus2000]

That's Weird

That's weird.
You I can only do that in Quick Reply.

Check out this picture.



There is no Insert Image button in the Go Advanced section.

Additional
Maybe Firefox 8.0a doesn't like this site.

 

[Britton30]

I use this button. I also have the Insert Image in Go Advanced with editing a post?

Maybe one to ask John or Shawn about.

 

[lehnerus2000]

No Dice

I use this button. I also have the Insert Image in Go Advanced with editing a post?

Maybe one to ask John or Shawn about.

Same deal with that button for me (no Insert Image button).

Are you using Firefox (7, 8a, 9a or 10a) IE9 or something else?

I'll just have to remember to insert images before going to the Advanced section.

 

[Dwarf]

Skin issue. Reported.

 

[Brink]

That's weird.
You I can only do that in Quick Reply.

Check out this picture.

View attachment 181774

There is no Insert Image button in the Go Advanced section.

Additional
Maybe Firefox 8.0a doesn't like this site.

For now, you could also use the paperclip icon to upload and attach with when using the Go Advanced section.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html

 

[lehnerus2000]

Sorry Brink ...

For now, you could also use the paperclip icon to upload and attach with when using the Go Advanced section.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html

Sorry Brink that is what started this thread.

The Manage Attachments tool won't let me reuse files that I have already used previously.
It gives an "invalid URL" message.

I can upload pictures from my PC with no problems.
It just seemed silly to repeatedly upload the same file, over and over again, when it must already exist and be associated with my user account.

Skin issue. Reported.

Thanks Dwarf.

If no one else is having this problem it must be something related to my PC or browser.

I'll check what happens in Ubuntu and XP (with Firefox) and W7 using IE9 later today.

 

[Brink]

For now, you could also use the paperclip icon to upload and attach with when using the Go Advanced section.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html

Sorry Brink that is what started this thread.

The Manage Attachments tool won't let me reuse files that I have already used previously.
It gives an "invalid URL" message.

I can upload pictures from my PC with no problems.
It just seemed silly to repeatedly upload the same file, over and over again, when it must already exist and be associated with my user account.

For an existing posted image, you could use the BB code below to do this with. To get the image URL, you can right click on the image, click on Properties, and copy the URL.

For example, from my album:

http://www.sevenforums.com/picture.php?pictureid=4443&albumid=772&dl=1309316446&thumb=1[/IMG[B][COLOR=red]}[/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://www.sevenforums.com/picture.php?pictureid=4443&albumid=772&dl=1309316446&thumb=1

 

[Britton30]

What a cute baby.
I also have had success by simply right clicking an image form the forum or from, say, Google, coppy then in the message editor here, paste.
Like this:

 

[Brink]

LOL

 

[lehnerus2000]

Firefox 8.0a Problem?

For an existing posted image, you could use the BB code below to do this with. To get the image URL, you can right click on the image, click on Properties, and copy the URL.

I can post pictures from my album (although they aren't appropriate for forum help topics).
A couple of helpful boxes appear with the info in them ("Picture URL" and "BB Code").

I have reused pictures using the method you describe.

I meant pictures that are listed in the "Attachments" section of your user account (User CP > Miscellaneous > Attachments).

The "Insert Image" button not being present is what has caused my confusion.
If Britton30 hadn't pointed that out, I wouldn't have realised that it was missing.

The "invalid URL" message in the "Manage Attachment" tool didn't help either.



It seems like it's a FF 8.0a problem.

The "Insert Image" button appears, when I use (virtual) Ubuntu 10.04 and FF 7.0.1.

 

[Britton30]

It could be another skin issue. Try what you are doing with different forum skins. Also the copy/paste method.

<<<copy/pasted from your post.

 

[lehnerus2000]

Thanks Guys

Sorry I didn't realise that you were suggesting manually inserting the URL.

Like this?

That seems to work.

Thanks for the assistance:

• Britton30
• Brink
• Dwarf

 

[Brink]

You're welcome. Glad that we could help.

 

[lehnerus2000]

It Gets Weirder

The "Insert Image" button has now mysteriously reappeared in the "Go Advanced" section.

Weird.

 

[Britton30]

I think it's alien technology.

 

[Brink]

Nar, John added it back.