Attaching text to a message?

Collarspace Discussion Forums

Home Login Search

Attaching text to a message?

View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Logged in as: Guest

All Forums >> [Casual Banter] >> Off the Grid >> Attaching text to a message?

Page: [1]

Message

<< Older Topic Newer Topic >>

Attaching text to a message? - 10/22/2007 10:48:10 AM

slave187227

Posts: 3
Joined: 7/21/2007
Status: offline

Hi,

Sorry if this has been asked before, but i couldn't find the answer searching the forums...

Is it possible to attach a text file to a message? i mean a message to another member, not on the discussions. i want to be able to send a text file (some fiction) to someone, but attempting to attach the file as one would a photo just gives an error. i could paste the content into the message box perhaps, but some stories are quite long and i'm not sure it would always work.

Thanks in advance!

_____________________________

slave 187-227

Profile

Post #: 1

RE: Attaching text to a message? - 10/22/2007 3:38:41 PM

Raechard

Posts: 3513
Joined: 3/10/2007
From: S.E. London U.K.
Status: offline

I don’t think that is possible here because the attach photo option is limited to photos. There are some programmes available that can embed text within an image file and you could try one of those. The best option by far though is asking the other person to get a free www.Gmail.com or www.Hotmail.com account and send it direct.

_____________________________

えへまにんへえや
Nobody wants to listen to the same song over and over again!

(in reply to slave187227)

Profile

Post #: 2

RE: Attaching text to a message? - 10/22/2007 4:05:11 PM

CuriousLord

Posts: 3911
Joined: 4/3/2007
Status: offline

I'm not sure if it'll work, since I have no experience with the picture attachment function (so I just don't know what kind they're using), but if they're using one where you download the file to view the picture..

You could..
-Turn "View known file extentions" on if it's not already.
-Change the extention to ".jpg" or another picture format
-Send it
-Have the recepiant change the extention back to ".txt

Or you could screen-shot the open text file and send that.. heh.

The easiest option probably is as Raechard mentioned- to use conventional email.

(in reply to slave187227)

Profile

Post #: 3

RE: Attaching text to a message? - 12/6/2007 11:49:40 PM

slave187227

Posts: 3
Joined: 7/21/2007
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: CuriousLord
-Turn "View known file extentions" on if it's not already.
-Change the extention to ".jpg" or another picture format
-Send it
-Have the recepiant change the extention back to ".txt

I did try this. Unfortunately it is too clever by half: somehow it checks the content to see whether it is an image format, and says, "Message was sent but photo attachment failed". It's probably a virus protection thing - so that folk don't send binaries or other non-image content.

I guess it's email then...

Thanks,
187-227

(in reply to CuriousLord)

Profile

Post #: 4

RE: Attaching text to a message? - 12/7/2007 12:41:36 AM

proudsub

Posts: 6142
Joined: 1/31/2004
From: Washington
Status: offline

I have a friend who sends me very long stories embedded and they always come through.

_____________________________

proudsub

"Without goals you become what you were. With goals you become what you wish." .

"You are entitled to your own opinions but not your own facts"--Alan Greenspan

(in reply to slave187227)

Profile

Post #: 5