# Route download: undesired file name extension

**URL:** <https://ask.openrouteservice.org/t/route-download-undesired-file-name-extension/2575>\
**Category:** Maps Website\
**Created:** [March 2, 2021, 2:23pm UTC](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/t/route-download-undesired-file-name-extension/2575 "2021-03-02T14:23:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![kasolo](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/838e76/32.png) [@kasolo](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/u/kasolo)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 2:23pm UTC](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/t/route-download-undesired-file-name-extension/2575/1 "2021-03-02T14:23:17Z")

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Hello, I have just noticed that there is a new behavior for route download: The file name receives an awkward extension of numbers, for example

ors-route\_1614694928286.kml

I do not see any purpose for the user to have this numerical extension, it is annoying and was also not present before.  
Best wishes  
Christian

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**Author:** ![amandus](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/user_avatar/ask.openrouteservice.org/amandus/32/669_2.png) [@amandus](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/u/amandus)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/t/route-download-undesired-file-name-extension/2575/2 "2021-03-02T14:38:56Z")

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Hi @kasolo,

please add specific bug reports or feature suggestions in the related source code repository.  
For the new client that is:

> **[Issues · GIScience/ors-map-client](https://github.com/GIScience/ors-map-client/issues)**
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> Openrouteservice API web SPA client using VueJS, Vuetify and Vue2Leaflet - Issues · GIScience/ors-map-client

Best regards

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**Author:** ![amoncaldas](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/82dd89/32.png) [@amoncaldas](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/u/amoncaldas)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 8:34am UTC](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/t/route-download-undesired-file-name-extension/2575/3 "2021-03-05T08:34:43Z")

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The route downloader pre-fill the file name with a standard value and allows the user to specify a custom name. The numbers appended to the file name is a timestamp representation, used to guarantee that file has a unique file name, so that it won’t conflict with previous downloaded file. But, as I said, you specify a custom name before downloading it.

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**Author:** ![kasolo](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/838e76/32.png) [@kasolo](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/u/kasolo)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 8:52am UTC](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/t/route-download-undesired-file-name-extension/2575/4 "2021-03-05T08:52:51Z")

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sure I specify a file name in the ORS popup window (“download route”). However, in the “open file” window that appears after that, I find the undesired extension, which then needs to be deleted in further steps. Not the same as before and not desirable because it involves additional steps to obtain the desired filename.

 ![Screenshot_2021-03-05 ORS Maps](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/uploads/default/original/1X/4bf63efa9df9a5d4f755a61d24cd80847ed156ec.png)

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**Author:** ![kasolo](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/838e76/32.png) [@kasolo](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/u/kasolo)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 8:55am UTC](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/t/route-download-undesired-file-name-extension/2575/5 "2021-03-05T08:55:21Z")

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**Author:** ![amoncaldas](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/82dd89/32.png) [@amoncaldas](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/u/amoncaldas)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 9:14am UTC](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/t/route-download-undesired-file-name-extension/2575/6 "2021-03-05T09:14:17Z")

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Ok, this was fixed. If a custom name is specified, it will not append the timestamp.

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**Author:** ![kasolo](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/838e76/32.png) [@kasolo](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/u/kasolo)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 11:43am UTC](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/t/route-download-undesired-file-name-extension/2575/7 "2021-03-05T11:43:37Z")

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ok thanks  
so long  
c
