Re: Annoying character on writefile...
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2004
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Actually, we get it too. It is when we save the file that does the WRITEFILE. If this file is created on a PC and the file is used on a UNIX server. It has to do with the CR or LF not being formatted correctly. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenneth Grome"
To: "WebDNA Talk" Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 6:20 PM Subject: Re: Annoying character on writefile... > >I get that character with nearly everything I write to file or even to > >data base. I am not sure where it comes from, but it gets there by > >itself, not from being added. > > Where does it appear in the file? In the middle somewhere? Or always at > the beginning? Or always at the end? > > Sorry, I do not believe that webdna is doing ths without your help. No one > else has ever complained about this -- you're the first -- yet WebDNA for > OS X has been out for ages already ... and I don't think it is very likely > that all the other webdna/osx users would have been able to ignore this > issue if it were actually a bug. > > Of course I could be wrong about this, but I suspect your coding > techniques far more than a possible bug. If you write code like this: > > [writefile] > skg f,ksbdf blkvbsbgvbsdf vbsldfbls > [/writefile] > > ... you're putting two of those characters in there yourself, one at the > beginning and one at the end of the file. The proper way to code a > writefile context is like this: > > [writefile]skg f,ksbdf blkvbsbgvbsdf vbsldfbls[/writefile] > > > > By the way, you also claim that these characters are being written to your > database files, but I fail to understand how this can happen either. > Please post some of your code to show us how these characters are they > being written to your database files, then maybe we can figure out what's > really going on ... > > Sincerely, > Kenneth Grome > www.kengrome.com > > > > > > >>I never had the problem when I was on Mac OS 9, but under OS X, and now >>Linux, I have it all the time. I suspect a connection. >> >>>If you don't want the character in there, all you have to do is make sure >>>it does not appear in your writefile context. WebDNA only writes what >>>you tell it to write, it does not add stray characters on its own ... >>> >>>Sincerely, >>>Kenneth Grome >>>www.kengrome.com >>> >>>>[grep search=[ ]&replace=][/grep] >>>> >>>>Is what I do, but I would love to find an answer to keeping the >>>>character out of there in the first place. >>>> >>>>>Hi >>>>> >>>>>Does anyone know hwo to get rid of or conver the following character >>>>>during a writefile ? I am trying to write database information to an >>>>>xml document to feed a flash app but it is bugging out with this >>>>>character, I have also run into difficulties with it before when >>>>>generating an html mail by write a file after the mail has been >>>>>created. >>>>> >>>>>Any suggestions are very welcome. >>>>> >>>>>Thanks >>>>>Alan > > > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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://webdna.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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Actually, we get it too. It is when we save the file that does the WRITEFILE. If this file is created on a PC and the file is used on a UNIX server. It has to do with the CR or LF not being formatted correctly. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenneth Grome" To: "WebDNA Talk" Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 6:20 PM Subject: Re: Annoying character on writefile... > >I get that character with nearly everything I write to file or even to > >data base. I am not sure where it comes from, but it gets there by > >itself, not from being added. > > Where does it appear in the file? In the middle somewhere? Or always at > the beginning? Or always at the end? > > Sorry, I do not believe that webdna is doing ths without your help. No one > else has ever complained about this -- you're the first -- yet WebDNA for > OS X has been out for ages already ... and I don't think it is very likely > that all the other webdna/osx users would have been able to ignore this > issue if it were actually a bug. > > Of course I could be wrong about this, but I suspect your coding > techniques far more than a possible bug. If you write code like this: > > [writefile] > skg f,ksbdf blkvbsbgvbsdf vbsldfbls > [/writefile] > > ... you're putting two of those characters in there yourself, one at the > beginning and one at the end of the file. The proper way to code a > writefile context is like this: > > [writefile]skg f,ksbdf blkvbsbgvbsdf vbsldfbls[/writefile] > > > > By the way, you also claim that these characters are being written to your > database files, but I fail to understand how this can happen either. > Please post some of your code to show us how these characters are they > being written to your database files, then maybe we can figure out what's > really going on ... > > Sincerely, > Kenneth Grome > www.kengrome.com > > > > > > >>I never had the problem when I was on Mac OS 9, but under OS X, and now >>Linux, I have it all the time. I suspect a connection. >> >>>If you don't want the character in there, all you have to do is make sure >>>it does not appear in your writefile context. WebDNA only writes what >>>you tell it to write, it does not add stray characters on its own ... >>> >>>Sincerely, >>>Kenneth Grome >>>www.kengrome.com >>> >>>>[grep search=[ ]&replace=][/grep] >>>> >>>>Is what I do, but I would love to find an answer to keeping the >>>>character out of there in the first place. >>>> >>>>>Hi >>>>> >>>>>Does anyone know hwo to get rid of or conver the following character >>>>>during a writefile ? I am trying to write database information to an >>>>>xml document to feed a flash app but it is bugging out with this >>>>>character, I have also run into difficulties with it before when >>>>>generating an html mail by write a file after the mail has been >>>>>created. >>>>> >>>>>Any suggestions are very welcome. >>>>> >>>>>Thanks >>>>>Alan > > > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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://webdna.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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