Allan Bell Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Any body else noticed that we have gone from W***** to 2***** from the 17th to 19th September? Allan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Cecile Marion Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Wow! My new images, uploaded last night, are labeled 2A07.... Glad you pointed that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Matt Ashmore Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 (edited) My last image taken on the 15th September was still given an ID beginning with 'W'. We knew Alamy were going to have to change their ID numbering system in some way soon.. I had expected them to get to the end of the alphabet first though! 🙂 Edited September 20, 2019 by Matt Ashmore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 meanderingemu Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 18th still got some Wxxxxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Bionic Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 I uploaded on the 17th and it was still on the Wxxxxxx format but my submission on the 19th was 2xxxxxxxxx so judging by whats being said above the change was on the 18th/19th refresh. Not that I'd noticed I have to admit. As Matt Ashmore pointed out it seems odd they never made it to the end of the alphabet though 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Allan Bell Posted September 21, 2019 Author Share Posted September 21, 2019 Maybe between the 17th and 19th Alamy accepted a few million images from a new source. Last time I looked Alamy had 160,000,000 or thereabout. Now 174,287,873. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Allan Bell Posted September 22, 2019 Author Share Posted September 22, 2019 Just did a double take and realised the new Alamy reference numbers for our images are SEVEN digits not six. In my first post the 2***** should have been 2******. Yes one extra star.😦 Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 M.Chapman Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 On 22/09/2019 at 16:57, Allan Bell said: Just did a double take and realised the new Alamy reference numbers for our images are SEVEN digits not six. In my first post the 2***** should have been 2******. Yes one extra star.😦 Allan Is this why measures is struggling.... Is this Alamy's equivalent of a Y2K change? Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Avpics Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 I only noticed when 2A0NFM7 came in as a sale today. I've seen plenty of 69 plates (UK) but haven't yet seen one spaced suggestively. I did wonder whether the DVLA wouldn't risk it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 KateR Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Has anyone else had any weird "disappearing" images where something that has been zoomed now goes to effectively a 404 page? I have a zoom from the last month which doesn't bbring up an image when i click on it - the reference is 2AOJHW , which also gives no result in search! I haven't deleted any images recently. IF only they'd make it easy to include images in posts, i could show you a screen shot *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Avpics Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 7 minutes ago, KateR said: Has anyone else...... No I haven't, but my measures hasn't updated yet today so maybe there's an issue. Perhaps try again once it's updated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Allan Bell Posted September 27, 2019 Author Share Posted September 27, 2019 2 hours ago, KateR said: Has anyone else had any weird "disappearing" images where something that has been zoomed now goes to effectively a 404 page? I have a zoom from the last month which doesn't bbring up an image when i click on it - the reference is 2AOJHW , which also gives no result in search! I haven't deleted any images recently. IF only they'd make it easy to include images in posts, i could show you a screen shot *sigh* That is a six figure reference you are quoting. New 2A0 reference is seven figures. There should be something after the "W". Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 sooth Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 (edited) . Edited October 19, 2023 by sooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 M.Chapman Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 (edited) 38 minutes ago, sooth said: yes, looks like a bug. images are seven digits now, yet the "zoomed" thumbnail and follow-thru url in the pseudonym summary page still expects a six digit id, or that it truncates any id number greater than six digits in length. Suggest reporting this directly to Alamy contributor services (contributors@alamy.com) Let's hope there aren't too many more gremlins associated with the change to 7 character codes. I imagine when the original software was written the software engineer(s) couldn't conceive that Alamy would be hosting so many images. Mark Edited September 27, 2019 by M.Chapman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Avpics Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 On 27/09/2019 at 12:14, KateR said: Has anyone else had any weird "disappearing" images where something that has been zoomed now goes to effectively a 404 page? I have a zoom from the last month which doesn't bbring up an image when i click on it - the reference is 2AOJHW , which also gives no result in search! I haven't deleted any images recently. IF only they'd make it easy to include images in posts, i could show you a screen shot *sigh* Measures has just updated, and I have four 2A images all of which are missing the last digit and thumbnail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ognyan Yosifov Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 41 minutes ago, Avpics said: Measures has just updated, and I have four 2A images all of which are missing the last digit and thumbnail. Same here ! I just wonder if there's an issue with ALL of the 7 characters image refs or just with SOME... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Avpics Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, Ognyan Yosifov said: Same here ! I just wonder if there's an issue with ALL of the 7 characters image refs or just with SOME... I'd imagine it's all seven digit numbers, with some of the software unable to handle the longer numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ognyan Yosifov Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 12 minutes ago, Avpics said: I'd imagine it's all seven digit numbers, with some of the software unable to handle the longer numbers. Could be! At least the photos show up in searches ...:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Avpics Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 14 minutes ago, Ognyan Yosifov said: Could be! At least the photos show up in searches ...:-) Thankfully I've sold one already (though just a PU) otherwise I'd fear that the purchasing system might also not handle seven figures. It does make you wonder though how much of Alamy's software can't cope with the new numbering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Allan Bell Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 I have contacted Alamy and they are aware of the problems being expressed above. Allan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Avpics Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 4 hours ago, Allan Bell said: I have contacted Alamy and they are aware of the problems being expressed above. Allan I received a reply after flagging it up that the issue had been fixed, but mine are still broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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