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Offline Barbel Mick

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Help! What am I doing wrong?
« on: July 11, 2018, 11:42:25 »
I am trying to post some photos. Before I have used Flickr and copied the BBcode, edited it and posted. I've had no problem doing that. But I have multiple photos to upload and doing it that way is slow, and mistakes can be made!!(by me anyway) losing all I've done. I have timed out twice last night (despite Andy altering the time allowed a while back).
I have tried to use the 'Attachments and other options' but can't get that to work.
I choose the file and hit post to get this

If  then 'go home' and then back to the post I get this


it looks like the file is there but it still won't post.
I presume I am making some obvious error in doing this but just can't figure out what.
thanks for your help.
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Re: Help! What am I doing wrong?
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2018, 12:02:14 »
The first error message is telling you you're trying to attach pics without any text at all. It won't allow that. Second error message, gawd knows.

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Re: Help! What am I doing wrong?
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2018, 12:54:22 »
Rusty, even if I put text in the post along with the file I get the same message!  :shrug:
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Re: Help! What am I doing wrong?
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2018, 16:38:15 »
I hate to say it but this does look like the interface between the desk and the computer that is at fault.
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Re: Help! What am I doing wrong?
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2018, 16:45:24 »
I've just uploaded this.
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Re: Help! What am I doing wrong?
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2018, 17:04:33 »
I'm pretty sure that is the case Andy, but as in all these cases it would help if the interface knew what it was doing!  :shy:
Cheers Graham, I know it can be done I just don't know why I can't do it!!  :dl_smiley_banghead:
 
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Re: Help! What am I doing wrong?
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2018, 19:44:49 »
Mick, try a couple of tests, add text first (subject and body) then add one image.
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Re: Help! What am I doing wrong?
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2018, 19:55:20 »
Nail :bow-blue:
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Re: Help! What am I doing wrong?
« Reply #8 on: July 11, 2018, 21:45:24 »
 :thumb:
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Re: Help! What am I doing wrong?
« Reply #9 on: July 11, 2018, 23:02:24 »
Had we stopped to pick some of it up  lol
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Re: Help! What am I doing wrong?
« Reply #10 on: July 12, 2018, 05:18:16 »
In flight fueling I think, that looks like a hill we've just come up..... :smirk:
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Re: Help! What am I doing wrong?
« Reply #11 on: July 12, 2018, 05:25:42 »
Small terrier on the loose, running all over the road. Turned out to be the farmer's dog.

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Re: Help! What am I doing wrong?
« Reply #12 on: July 12, 2018, 09:25:12 »
Testing.....
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Re: Help! What am I doing wrong?
« Reply #13 on: July 12, 2018, 09:34:44 »
Some sort of headway. Made an image smaller (down to 209kb) but it still wouldn't upload. I got the above image on the screen. I managed to upload that using 'Attachments and other options', that image is 98.5kb. It seems I can do it if the image is small enough?
My problem is I can't get the image I want to upload any smaller than the 209kb I tried. I'm using Optimizilla (an on line program) to compress it. Has anyone a better option?

Some sort of headway. Made an image smaller (down to 209kb) but it still wouldn't upload. I got the above image on the screen. I managed to upload that using 'Attachments and other options', that image is 98.5kb. It seems I can do it if the image is small enough?
My problem is I can't get the image I want to upload any smaller than the 209kb I tried. I'm using Optimizilla (an on line program) to compress it. Has anyone a better option?

Edit.........just spotted Dlste's post in another thread. I'll try that. Thanks Steve.
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Re: Help! What am I doing wrong?
« Reply #14 on: July 12, 2018, 09:56:45 »
Testing again......
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Re: Help! What am I doing wrong?
« Reply #15 on: July 12, 2018, 10:00:26 »
 :lala:  :dance: :lala:  :dance: :lala: :dance:
It helps if you know what you're doing......or at least if someone tells you what to do!! 
 
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Re: Help! What am I doing wrong?
« Reply #16 on: July 12, 2018, 11:16:41 »
@Rusty I remember that Small terrier.  :thumb:
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Re: Help! What am I doing wrong?
« Reply #17 on: July 12, 2018, 16:36:13 »
I do as well now. Blimey Rusty you either have quite a memory, no life whatsoever or a postman's memory of dogs.

How is Jeff the Rottweiler?

Hijack over Mick, I didn't understand a word. :icon_no:
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Re: Help! What am I doing wrong?
« Reply #18 on: July 12, 2018, 18:05:42 »
@TLP - all of the above.

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Re: Help! What am I doing wrong?
« Reply #19 on: July 12, 2018, 20:11:26 »
Nice one :thumb: