Hi, all,
Sorry to spam the list with this problem yet AGAIN, but we're still not having luck
getting MediaWiki to upload and download Office documents, specifically Word and
PowerPoint documents.
We upgraded to 1.16.5 in May as part of an overall web upgrade, and that broke what
we'd had in place before. .doc, .docx, .ppt, and .pptx were in the permitted files
list, and things worked ok before then. After the upgrade, users got a message that files
were corrupt. So, we implemented a solution that zipped files—specifically .docx and .pptx
files—prior to uploading. The problem now is that when users download those two types of
files, they are unzipped into all of their component pieces. Less than helpful, obviously.
:)
I know that information wasn't overly specific, and I can provide more if anyone has
any leads. We tried this solution—and this post describes what's been happening in
better detail than I just did—to no avail:
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=162526
We also added the Office mime file information to mime.info and mime.types.
I know that MediaWiki isn't really meant to go hand-in-hand with Office Documents, but
if I can't figure this out, I might be forced to migrate our intranet to ::shudder::
SharePoint. :D Please help an open-source-lovin' girl out!
Thanks in advance,
Nina
Nina McHale, MA/MSLS
Assistant Professor, Web Librarian
University of Colorado Denver, Auraria Library
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