Probably more of a feature request than a bug as I think this was the behaviour from day 1… Files uploaded to a multiple files column don’t display spaces correctly in the app - they seem to show the raw file name from the link which includes “%20” where each space should be. In the same situation …

I’m not sure that qualifies as a bug. The multiple file column returns an array of URLs. The %20 that you see is a urlencoded representation of the space. This ensures that the URL is valid and will load without errors. Most browsers will handle spaces and urlencode them on the fly, although I don’t…

Yeah I thought so. It’s just the aesthetics…didn’t want to have to tell everyone to name their files with underscores or dashes. Why is it that a single URL shows spaces as spaces but the multiple file column adds “%20”?

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Links not displaying spaces with multiple file column as source

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ThinhDinh August 11, 2024, 12:00am 6

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Links not displaying spaces with multiple file column as source

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