Re: 4.0.x find

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 35323
interpreted = N
texte = I used to get gremlins when just doing simple HTML sites. I saw them in Netscape4.7 and Explorer 4.01. If your on a Mac and using BBEdit, use zap gremlins seemed to work for me. It still does. ---------- >From: WebDNA Support >To: (WebCatalog Talk) >Subject: Re: 4.0.x find >Date: Thu, Jul 27, 2000, 1:42 PM >>>I found a 8 bit gremlin in one of my checkout documents. I found it in 5 >>separate stores that have all been taking orders happily until this week >>when I upgraded. Then incomplete page loads. >> >>After wandering around grumpy because the code looked perfect, I got the >>clue by seeing that the page seemed to stop between two pieces of straight >>HTML. Turn on invisibles in BBEDIT and whalla. >> >>But since the only change has been WebCat 4.0.x I thought others might like >>to know. (and before anyone says it, I know gremlins will break pages. I >>know they are bad and shouldn't be supported. I just know they used to work >>and am trying to save someone else the stomach acid finding out why it just >>stopped ;-) > >People begged us to remove the code that used to remove >null-characters (gremlins in your case) automatically before >processing a template. So for 4.x we did this, under protest. Now >null-characters stay in, and WebDNA has no choice but to stop at that >point, as that is the end-of-string terminator character. > >Zap gremlins using BBEdit and you should be OK. > >-- >Technical Support ********************************** >Smith Micro, Internet Solutions Div | eCommerce (WebCatalog) >16855 West Bernardo Drive, #380 | ------------------------- >San Diego, CA 92127 | Software & Site Development >WebCatalog Support: (858) 675-0632 | http://www.smithmicro.com > Fax: (858) 675-0372 ********************************** > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ >------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: 4.0.x find (Douglas f. Larimer 2000)
  2. Re: DON'T UPGRADE, was 4.0.x find (Vincent Medina 2000)
  3. Re: 4.0.x find (Alex McCombie 2000)
  4. 4.0.x find (Alex McCombie 2000)
  5. DON'T UPGRADE, was 4.0.x find (Paul Uttermohlen 2000)
  6. Re: 4.0.x find (Kenneth Grome 2000)
  7. Re: 4.0.x find (WebDNA Support 2000)
  8. Re: 4.0.x find (Charles Kline 2000)
I used to get gremlins when just doing simple HTML sites. I saw them in Netscape4.7 and Explorer 4.01. If your on a Mac and using BBEdit, use zap gremlins seemed to work for me. It still does. ---------- >From: WebDNA Support >To: (WebCatalog Talk) >Subject: Re: 4.0.x find >Date: Thu, Jul 27, 2000, 1:42 PM >>>I found a 8 bit gremlin in one of my checkout documents. I found it in 5 >>separate stores that have all been taking orders happily until this week >>when I upgraded. Then incomplete page loads. >> >>After wandering around grumpy because the code looked perfect, I got the >>clue by seeing that the page seemed to stop between two pieces of straight >>HTML. Turn on invisibles in BBEDIT and whalla. >> >>But since the only change has been WebCat 4.0.x I thought others might like >>to know. (and before anyone says it, I know gremlins will break pages. I >>know they are bad and shouldn't be supported. I just know they used to work >>and am trying to save someone else the stomach acid finding out why it just >>stopped ;-) > >People begged us to remove the code that used to remove >null-characters (gremlins in your case) automatically before >processing a template. So for 4.x we did this, under protest. Now >null-characters stay in, and WebDNA has no choice but to stop at that >point, as that is the end-of-string terminator character. > >Zap gremlins using BBEdit and you should be OK. > >-- >Technical Support ********************************** >Smith Micro, Internet Solutions Div | eCommerce (WebCatalog) >16855 West Bernardo Drive, #380 | ------------------------- >San Diego, CA 92127 | Software & Site Development >WebCatalog Support: (858) 675-0632 | http://www.smithmicro.com > Fax: (858) 675-0372 ********************************** > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ >------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Douglas f. Larimer

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