Cannot upload a file

[kiloran]

I have a file price_charts_v3_0.html at http://lemonfoolfinancialsoftware.weebly.com/price-charts.html

I tried to upload a new version price_charts_v4_0.html and got the response "Oops. You are not allowed to upload this type of file". The file is some html code with some javascript. Nothing complicated, and v4_0 is only slightly different to v3_0

I had similar problems in the past where a LibreOffice Calc document containing some StarBasic scripts failed to upload. A few weeks later it uploaded OK.

I guess there is some form of antivirus acting on the upload process, but it is finding false postives. 

If I cannot rely on Weebly to accept updated files, maybe it's time to find an alternative host

[seicolegwr]

@kiloran 

Unless things have changed I always understood that, although you can embed HTML & JS in the Embed Code element, you can't directly upload .html and .js files to Weebly. 

I tried to download your .html file directly and via a downloader app and this is all I get both times:

Gary

[kiloran]

Thanks Gary.

What you downloaded is what I expect for v3_0. It used to work correctly but now exhibits that problem, which is why I want to update to v4_0.

I've never had problems uploading v1_0, v2_0 and v3_0, they all uploaded and downloaded OK. The upload process is now broken for this file.

I tried with various browsers on Windows 10 and Linux, but all with the same error message

[NJRFTF]

@seicolegwrUnless things have changed recently Weebly permits the upload of .js files....

https://community.weebly.com/t5/Getting-Started/Uploading-JavaScript-files/td-p/125847 

[Adam7]

It's correct that you can't upload .HTML files, but .JS files should be fine. If that doesn't seem to work let me know, though!

[kiloran]

Adam, I have upload html files over the years (as you can see from my original post). I have never had a problem before. Something has recently changed at the Weebly end.

By the way, if I change the filetype from .html to .txt (or anything else), the upload still fails

[Adam7]

I would zip your HTML file and upload the zip file instead, @kiloran. That should work using a regular button, text, or image link.

[kiloran]

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@Adam wrote:

I would zip your HTML file and upload the zip file instead, @kiloran. That should work using a regular button, text, or image link.

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Now this is really strange. When I first had the problem, I tried changing from .html to .txt, and also tried zipping the file and the uploads failed. Today, the upload accepts the zipped file!

9 months ago, I had the same problem with a rejected upload of a LibreOffice Calc document which contained some Basic scripts. I tried zipping that and the upload still failed. Some months later, the upload of the unzipped file worked OK.

I am convinced that there is a problem with a virus checker at Weebly.

For now, my problem is solved. The zip solution is non-ideal but tolerable.

I am concerned about the future. Spending a load of time building and maintaining a site and then not being able to reliably make simple changes is a worry, and will make me consider using another host

[Adam7]

I remember when you had that issue! It is possible for something like that to block uploads, although I don't have any details on when we update rules for our virus scanning software.

[kiloran]

Unfortunately that does not help me. I want to upload an html file containing a bit of javascript so that users can download the file, edit it, and then display their edited version in a browser. If I embed the html/js on my Weebly page, users cannot edit the code.

It used to work fine, but now Weebly does not allow an upload