Re: WriteFile and returns...
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Well I think we're getting closer. Actually everything is running Mac OS9.04/WebCat 3.08/WebStar 4.2I took your suggestion and it fixed the problem of adding the blocks. Thank you. But then I figured out that maybe that wasn't my problem at all.The applet refuses to read the text file that WebCatalog writes with [writefile], but reads the same thing written with simpletext or bbedit. So, I'm thinking that these files have different file creator codes. I saved two versions, one from a [writefile], and one from simpletext. I opened each in FileTyper and the [writefile] version had a creator code WWW*, and the one from simpletext had the creator code ttxt. a-Ha!So I changed the creator code on the [writefile] version with FileTyper to ttxt and bingo, it works.If I understand correctly WebCatalog writes files with this creator code (WWW*) so that they are protected from remote eyes (similar to WebStar). Is there a way to specify the creator code as some sort of parameter when doing a writefile?Thanks in advance, Ken-RWKenneth Grome wrote:> So the problem is that your applet is running on a different > platform, and that platform doesn't like those little square > characters? > > First you need to determine what those little square characters are, > so you can get rid of them. They are probably nothing more than > linefeed characters. So make this special conversions database: > > from to > %0A > > Then use it like this: > > [writefile][convertchars db=specialconversions.db] > . > . > #ffffff > +Here is the scrolling text > [/convertchars][/writefile] > > >Sorry to keep dragging this out, but that doesn't work either. The > >applet has to read > >each individual line and compute the first character in order to > >know how to display > >the text of that line. It's when it finds the square character that > >the writefile puts > >into the beginning of each line (representing the return) is when > >the error occurs. If > >I open that file with a text editor and remove those blocks, but > >keep the lines > >seperated it works fine. I was just hoping to provide my client an > >easier way of > >managing their message board than writing this file manually and > >using FTP. Guess I'll > >have to either try and edit the applet, or can it. > > > >Thanks. > > > >Kenneth Grome wrote: > > > >> >Thanks, but I already tried deleting the input context and still the > >> >same results. > >> >What I'm getting at, is that I need the resulting file to look just > >> >like this.... > >> > > >> >. > >> >. > >> >#ffffff > >> >+Here is the scrolling text > >> > > >> >If the applet reads this file with the return characters in front of > >> >the periods, +'s > >> >or #'s it will error out. > >> > >> Well the way you're displaying it here, the file *does* have return > >> characters in front of the periods and +'s, so you have to write it > >> without those returns: > >> > >> [writefile].. > >> #ffffff+Here is the scrolling text[/writefile] > >> > >> ================================ > >> Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant > >> 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net > >> ================================ > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------- > >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > >> the mailing list
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Well I think we're getting closer. Actually everything is running Mac OS9.04/WebCat 3.08/WebStar 4.2I took your suggestion and it fixed the problem of adding the blocks. Thank you. But then I figured out that maybe that wasn't my problem at all.The applet refuses to read the text file that WebCatalog writes with [writefile], but reads the same thing written with simpletext or bbedit. So, I'm thinking that these files have different file creator codes. I saved two versions, one from a [writefile], and one from simpletext. I opened each in FileTyper and the [writefile] version had a creator code WWW*, and the one from simpletext had the creator code ttxt. a-Ha!So I changed the creator code on the [writefile] version with FileTyper to ttxt and bingo, it works.If I understand correctly WebCatalog writes files with this creator code (WWW*) so that they are protected from remote eyes (similar to WebStar). Is there a way to specify the creator code as some sort of parameter when doing a writefile?Thanks in advance, Ken-RWKenneth Grome wrote:> So the problem is that your applet is running on a different > platform, and that platform doesn't like those little square > characters? > > First you need to determine what those little square characters are, > so you can get rid of them. They are probably nothing more than > linefeed characters. So make this special conversions database: > > from to > %0A > > Then use it like this: > > [writefile][convertchars db=specialconversions.db] > . > . > #ffffff > +Here is the scrolling text > [/convertchars][/writefile] > > >Sorry to keep dragging this out, but that doesn't work either. The > >applet has to read > >each individual line and compute the first character in order to > >know how to display > >the text of that line. It's when it finds the square character that > >the writefile puts > >into the beginning of each line (representing the return) is when > >the error occurs. If > >I open that file with a text editor and remove those blocks, but > >keep the lines > >seperated it works fine. I was just hoping to provide my client an > >easier way of > >managing their message board than writing this file manually and > >using FTP. Guess I'll > >have to either try and edit the applet, or can it. > > > >Thanks. > > > >Kenneth Grome wrote: > > > >> >Thanks, but I already tried deleting the input context and still the > >> >same results. > >> >What I'm getting at, is that I need the resulting file to look just > >> >like this.... > >> > > >> >. > >> >. > >> >#ffffff > >> >+Here is the scrolling text > >> > > >> >If the applet reads this file with the return characters in front of > >> >the periods, +'s > >> >or #'s it will error out. > >> > >> Well the way you're displaying it here, the file *does* have return > >> characters in front of the periods and +'s, so you have to write it > >> without those returns: > >> > >> [writefile].. > >> #ffffff+Here is the scrolling text[/writefile] > >> > >> ================================ > >> Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant > >> 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net > >> ================================ > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------- > >> 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/ > > ================================ > Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant > 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net > ================================ > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/
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