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Howdy,

I’m testing out the new file module in my default sandbox environment and I’m not getting any results with the {size} variable mentioned here.

Here’s the code:

<ul>
    {exp:file:entries
        directory_id="1"
        disable="categories|pagination"
        limit="5"
    }
    <li><a href="http://{file_url}">{title} - {size}</a></li>
    {/exp:file:entries}
</ul>

Any ideas? Thanks!

Hey Garrett,

Unfortunately, I can’t reproduce your issue, are you running a fresh install, or an upgrade?

What kind of files are you uploading, and how big are these files?

Do you have any other code in the template that could be interfering here?

We also released a hotfix last night that could have addressed the issue, if you can download ExpressionEngine again and replace “system/expressionengine/library/functions.php”, this might help.

Thanks Garrett!

It’s on a fresh install just to run some tests.

Was a 640x480 jpg (229kb). No other code on the page. I’ll download the hotfix, look into it a bit more and get back to y’all.

Thanks Kyle!

Hi, Garret. Have you had a chance to redo the install with the newer files?

Hey Sue - I have updated the installation and am still not seeing any output for the {size} var. I’ve completely emptied the template to only include the code I posted above.

I am on a local MAMP installation with default settings, if that helps. Thanks!

So am I - and it works for me just fine…. hmmm.. Was this a brand new install, or an update from 2.1.x?

It’s a brand new install. I’ve tried just about everything and still cannot get this variable to output anything. I’ve used the {file_size} variable and that does work, but it’s not quite as nice as what the {size} var is supposed to output.

Since this is working for everyone else I’ll just assume it’s some sort of local MAMP issue, thanks.

Hi, Garrett -

Are you willing to work with us a bit longer to try to figure this out?

My next question, if so, is if that code in your original post is the *only* code in your template?  I’d like to make sure we’re testing on a fully reduced template to avoid any conflicts with other template tags.

Also, can you let us know what your Debug preference is set to in Output and Debugging?  Does changing that impact the output of the {size} variable?

Thanks!

Hey Lisa, I’d love to.

I’ve moved the original code from my first post to its own template. I’ve just turned template debugging on, though the output of {size} is still empty.

Hi, Garrett -

My fault, I meant the Debug Preference - which should be 1 or 2.  Can you try playing with that and seeing if it changes? We had some reports in 2.2 that setting it to 1 was stopping some variables - such as {elapsed_time} from working, and I’m curious if that’s at play here, as well.

Sorry about that - I’ve switched between 1 & 2 a few times and I’m still not seeing any changes.

Alright - I’ve fixed it but, unfortunately, still have no answers. Here’s a recap though:

I originally had the issue when I did a clean install of ExpressionEngine 2.2 locally (pre hotfix). I updated the hotfix files and still had the issue. Today I did a complete re-install (saved my template files and rebuilt my channels) and it worked.

Thanks for the help!

Hi, Garrett. Glad that fixed it.

I’ll use your code as a basis for a regression test going forward.

If anything else comes up, please do let us know in a new thread..

Now really closing.