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Firefox Truncates Blob URL Download Name when Blob Filename has Spaces (Doc ID 1921073.1)

Last updated on APRIL 03, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle WebCenter Sites - Version 11.1.1.8.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Behavior:

After creating a Blob URL marked as downloadable and attempting to download a file containing a space in the name, the file is downloaded bug the filename is truncated at the space in the name.
- e.g. a blob file with the name My Doc.pdf becomes My.pdf.

Steps taken:

1. Login to Admin UI for FirstSiteII
2. Create a new Blob URL for the Document_C asset type:
    a) Under Admin tab, expand Asset Types-->Document_C-->URL Pattern and click Add new
    b) Click Blob radio button
    c) Enter information:
         Name: TestBlobUrl
         Site: FirstSiteII
         Host: http://{hostname:port}/sites/fsii
         Subtype: FSII Document
         Field: FSIIDocumentFile
         Is Downloadable: checked
         Blob Headers:
         Pattern: documents/${id}
    d) save the Blob url

3. Go to Contributor UI and create a new Document_C asset:
     a) enter the information
       Name: TestDocBlob
       Document File: My Test.pdf
     b) save the Document_C asset

4. Test the blob url for this newly created Document_C asset:
   a) Click the URL tab for the newly created Document_C asset
   b) Select the URL in the Blob URLs section
   c) Run the url in the browser

Observed behavior: The document is prompted for save as My.pdf


The following are the http response headers for the above request:

 

Changes

 

Cause

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