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Showing suffix for all files in Laserfiche

Laserfiche

Updated February 28, 2017

asked on March 13, 2015

I wondered if there was any way to change your view settings in Laserfiche so that, similar to Windows, you can Show extensions for known file types? It seems there are specific ways you can look at documents in the general sense, but I couldn't seem to find anything about showing the file's suffix or extension. The reason I ask is because if I have filename.doc and filename.xls, I have to rename one or the other, or else the file will be automatically renamed anyway.

Pretty minor request, but if anyone knows, thanks as always!

Marty Gaffney - Network Technician

Town of Okotoks

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replied on March 13, 2015

There is a client-side option to retain the file extension in electronic document names.

This should allow you to import filename.doc and filename.xls into the same location without having to manually rename anything.

As for electronic documents that were already imported into the repository that didn't retain the extension in the file name, you can use a workflow to search for those documents, return the extension as an additional property in the search, and then loop through the results renaming the documents to include the extension.

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replied on February 27, 2017

Hi Alex,

Just needed to get further information regarding what you mention above. I have a similar scenario where i need to rename over 100K documents in a repository. I would like to add the extension to the file name. How do I return the extension as an additional property in the search?

Thank you in advance,

Ziad

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replied on February 28, 2017

Use a "search repository" activity with something like {LF:Ext="*"} and under the "additional properties" section, add "Extension."

Then with a "for each entry" loop, iterate through the search results and rename the current entry with the current entry name, plus a period, then followed by the extension of the current entry.

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replied on February 28, 2017

Perfect,

Thank you Alex,

Regards

Ziad

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replied on March 14, 2015

Cool - I might just do that workflow, as I want to keep Laserfiche looking as closely to Windows as we can (for everyone we're trying to bring over).

Thanks very much!

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