<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <title>File type extension missing from asset</title> <link rel="self" href="https://portal.smartbuilder.com/c/message_boards/find_thread?p_l_id=&amp;threadId=584958" /> <subtitle>File type extension missing from asset</subtitle> <id>https://portal.smartbuilder.com/c/message_boards/find_thread?p_l_id=&amp;threadId=584958</id> <updated>2026-03-09T08:34:58Z</updated> <dc:date>2026-03-09T08:34:58Z</dc:date> <entry> <title>RE: File type extension missing from asset</title> <link rel="alternate" href="https://portal.smartbuilder.com/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&amp;messageId=585095" /> <author> <name>Rob Penn</name> </author> <id>https://portal.smartbuilder.com/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&amp;messageId=585095</id> <updated>2023-09-12T12:07:39Z</updated> <published>2023-09-12T12:06:11Z</published> <summary type="html">Hi Leon,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This appears to be a bug - the file extension should not be removed when you download the file. We have logged a ticket to fix this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the meantime, there is a workaround. Please follow these steps:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Download the attached html file&lt;br /&gt;2. Open the file using a text editor or anything that edits HTML. Change the href=&amp;#034;sample_sheet.xlsx&amp;#034; reference to match your file name (e.g. href=&amp;#034;mydocument.docx&amp;#034;). Save your change. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="https&amp;#x3a;&amp;#x2f;&amp;#x2f;cdn&amp;#x2e;screencast&amp;#x2e;com&amp;#x2f;uploads&amp;#x2f;g000302p1Wt2JuG8eUtlkfnTfOSbI&amp;#x2f;09&amp;#x2e;12&amp;#x2e;2023-12&amp;#x2e;51&amp;#x2e;png&amp;#x3f;sv&amp;#x3d;2022-11-02&amp;#x26;st&amp;#x3d;2023-09-12T11&amp;#x25;3A52&amp;#x25;3A32Z&amp;#x26;se&amp;#x3d;2023-09-13T11&amp;#x25;3A52&amp;#x25;3A32Z&amp;#x26;sr&amp;#x3d;b&amp;#x26;sp&amp;#x3d;r&amp;#x26;sig&amp;#x3d;woHvI1lkQKvJU02cOdkJN1KXm7jvevcHDKHDTngCvtc&amp;#x25;3D" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Create a Zip containing both the html and your file. The name of the zip file doesn&amp;#039;t matter. &lt;img src="https&amp;#x3a;&amp;#x2f;&amp;#x2f;cdn&amp;#x2e;screencast&amp;#x2e;com&amp;#x2f;uploads&amp;#x2f;g000302Cp6XFB8KzHomTET4LOy4A9&amp;#x2f;09&amp;#x2e;12&amp;#x2e;2023-12&amp;#x2e;51&amp;#x2e;png&amp;#x3f;sv&amp;#x3d;2022-11-02&amp;#x26;st&amp;#x3d;2023-09-12T11&amp;#x25;3A53&amp;#x25;3A16Z&amp;#x26;se&amp;#x3d;2023-09-13T11&amp;#x25;3A53&amp;#x25;3A16Z&amp;#x26;sr&amp;#x3d;b&amp;#x26;sp&amp;#x3d;r&amp;#x26;sig&amp;#x3d;Cg5I25&amp;#x25;2BUEEHp6bD&amp;#x25;2BEaKKPMAfeu6gNwDDHL1auK37xdk&amp;#x25;3D" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. In SmartBuilder, add an asset object and in the Asset property, select the zip file.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. In the Select File window, type &amp;#034;download.html&amp;#034;. Note that the input field border is not visible in dark mode, but you can type into it (We will fix this). Click OK. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="https&amp;#x3a;&amp;#x2f;&amp;#x2f;cdn&amp;#x2e;screencast&amp;#x2e;com&amp;#x2f;uploads&amp;#x2f;g000302lntrUesNHuANGIo8rS38n5&amp;#x2f;09&amp;#x2e;12&amp;#x2e;2023-12&amp;#x2e;54&amp;#x2e;png&amp;#x3f;sv&amp;#x3d;2022-11-02&amp;#x26;st&amp;#x3d;2023-09-12T11&amp;#x25;3A56&amp;#x25;3A37Z&amp;#x26;se&amp;#x3d;2023-09-13T11&amp;#x25;3A56&amp;#x25;3A37Z&amp;#x26;sr&amp;#x3d;b&amp;#x26;sp&amp;#x3d;r&amp;#x26;sig&amp;#x3d;BtEbN9c4McmghWw&amp;#x25;2FBngrfqWD0Amx50uTv0&amp;#x25;2BhVevOcMg&amp;#x25;3D" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. Set up your action to open the asset. For example: Button1.onClick &amp;gt; Asset1.open&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let us know if that works for you!</summary> <dc:creator>Rob Penn</dc:creator> <dc:date>2023-09-12T12:06:11Z</dc:date> </entry> <entry> <title>File type extension missing from asset</title> <link rel="alternate" href="https://portal.smartbuilder.com/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&amp;messageId=584957" /> <author> <name>Leon R</name> </author> <id>https://portal.smartbuilder.com/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&amp;messageId=584957</id> <updated>2023-09-11T08:41:51Z</updated> <published>2023-09-11T08:41:51Z</published> <summary type="html">Hi,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am seeing that when attaching a PDF or ZIP file to a course as an asset, the file downloads as expected. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However if I attach an Office file (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx) the file that appears in my downloads foler does not have a filetype extension. If I manually add the expected extension the file then opens as normal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Is this the intended behaviour?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many thanks in advance.</summary> <dc:creator>Leon R</dc:creator> <dc:date>2023-09-11T08:41:51Z</dc:date> </entry> </feed> 