Can't upload pics at Houzz. Flash? Java?
I use Google Chrome.
I'm not so savvy with computers. I've seen the headlines about Flash over the past week or so. A few days ago, it looked like, to my naive computer brain that some serious downloading and updating was going on with, I'm guessing, the Flash problem.
I figured at the same time that it might be a good time for me to ask Java to update.
I really have very little understanding of what those do.
But, within that same time frame, more or less, I'm not able upload pics to Houzz.
I do the usual clicking of the Photo Icon and browse to the pic and click open... just like always, but now, I get BACK to my computer a file labeled "createTempPhoto" which I'm asked to save. I've tried permutations of saving, not saving, try to open, etc. The file itself seems to be 0 bytes and empty. My system can't open it.
Meanwhile the little uploading circular thingee which usually indicates the pic is uploading is going round and round and round for what looks like an eternity.
What's going on?
Thanks,
Hay
Can you upload photos to facebook, or photobucket ? Is this the only site that the error occurs on ?
The problem seems to be permeating other Houzz forums, as well. Sit tight. It may have nothing to do with your particular system.
As an aside...but perhaps related to this Houzz experience...CVS Pharmacies customer photo program was recently visited by an welcomed "guest" and they were forced to shut their entire photo system program down yesterday. They didn't broadcast much info about the issue so currently, I can't relate much more than this but I'd wait a while before you decide to putter around with your own system.
Here's a broader report of the CVS problem. HTH
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_28499359/cvs-photo-site-shut-after-possible-data-breach
I just now was able to upload to Photobucket.
I think I saw that someone else had posted a photo at Houzz so I assumed it was just me. Can YOU post a photo?
Do you know if it's the case that Java or Flash is involved in uploading photos to this site?
Thanks.
Hay
Java or flash would have nothing to do with that.............
"Java or flash would have nothing to do with that............."
Thanks, that's very helpful. I was not looking forward to trying to sort that out. I'll try some other ideas.
Hay
Similar problem for me. After several unsuccessful attempts, I got a pic to upload here, but it still screwed up my accompanying text. Like mentioned above, Java or flash shouldn't be a cause for this particular issue -- seems like a houzz problem...
photo upload
not a problem here
It's erratic, and it's more likely to work if you upload FIRST and then write about the picture.
"It's erratic, and it's more likely to work if you upload FIRST and then write about the picture.
For me, it's not at all erratic. I've tried all sorts of permutations and nothing works.
And, before now, I NEVER had a problem.
I sent an email to HOUZZ and they asked me to clear my history, cache and cookies. I use CCleaner and will periodically clear all that, usually leaving cookies like Houzz and yahoo for example. So, this time when I used CCleaner, I made a point of asking that the Houzz and Gardenweb cookies be deleted. (Houzz does not make it easy to log back in, but I finally figured that out.) They asked my browser. Google Chrome.
Nothing changed. Same problem.
What's somewhat interesting is that I can upload to my "Ideabook" at Houzz, then click the "Houzz Photo" link and will be offered the chance to select from pictures in my "Ideabook".
I've taken pictures in the winter through my bedroom window as the birds come for the food scraps I throw out for them. I was big into peas at the time.
Hay
Life is suddenly back to normal.
I've taken no additional steps and I don't think Houzz has done anything, but suddenly things appear to be back to normal.
Houzz, meanwhile, had sent me an email and in one sentence said words to the effect that Flash or Java could have something to do with my problem. Just that simple kind of sentence which really doesn't say much, I don't think, but I'll pass it along to you.
They then asked me for a screenshot of the problem.
I told them that things are appearing to be back to normal.
Thanks for your help.
Hay
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They then asked me for a screenshot of the problem.
I told them that things are appearing to be back to normal.
..."
If they (or you) still want a screenshot of the (ex?)problem...
Which came from here: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-winapps/pop-up-message-createtempphoto-issue/fdb90d0b-c2ac-41dc-9114-800ca904112c?auth=1
My guess would have been that the Houzz server was temporarily misconfigured but I'm not an expert.
I spoke too soon. Sorta.
It was working last night. It was not working this morning. It's working now.
I let the Houzz people know about this thread.
When it wasn't working this morning.
Hay
It's looking more and more like things are back to normal for me.
When I had last emailed Houzz, I told them that I'd also had a problem yesterday morning in writing to a thread, hitting submit and having my post simply disappear. The thread would pop back up but my comment was no where to be seen. The comments never showed up.
Houzz, in reply, said that they could explain that because of some technical glitch they were having at that time.
Not at all to suggest that is what caused my problem.
I may not be back to this thread. Thanks for all your help.
Hay
May have figured out the issue. Raw dig camera pics are pretty big -- mine are ~2.5 MB. Houzz choked. But if I resize those down to a smaller size (ended up ~800 kB), Houzz uploaded those quickly....
Just wandered back in for a check.
It's not the size for me. For sure.
The largest of the bird pics that I've posted is around 200 Kb. I think one is only about 30 Kb.
Same size as these in the Test forum
After the last time I was here, I tried to upload a small picture somewhere and it did the same routine I'd get when it wasn't working. I waited five minutes and did the exact same thing and there was no problem.
It seems to be working now.
Let's see.....
Whoops, spoke too soon. It's erratic. The pic I just failed with is less than 50 Kb.
Hay
So, I immediately head over to the Test Forum link I posted just above and immediately tested to see if I could upload.
No problem.
Go to a forum I normally might post on.
Same ole problem.
Back to try here again.
Same ole problem.
Hay
I agree, not size. That image was 9.9MB (10.3 MiB).
Houzz was limiting uploads to 200KB but sometime recently they started resizing them.
OK, I was wrong. It's simply unpredictable...