Hi,
I am trying the WeBuilder 2008 trial version and for some reason the software keeps adding blank lines to my htm files. I've been playing around on a number of pages that are all versions of the same template. I can be in a file and have one blank line between code and the next time I look at the file it has 3 or 4 blank lines. And they keep adding and adding. Some of the pages have 20+ blank lines between parts of the code.
It does not seem uniform or constant. The blank lines appear between lines of code that have closing tags. In other words if there is text for the page that that wraps across several lines it will remain intact. However, if there are any end tags then it inserts the multiple blank lines. I have files that are about 18k that open up covering 2,500 lines of code...even though most are blank.
is this normal? Is there a switch I need to turn off. I like the software so far but this is getting annoying. I have tried this on my computer at work running XP and at home running Vista and I get the same results. I am using WS_FTP for uploading.
Thanks,
Jim
WeBuilder 2008 9.0.0.96 adding blank lines
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Re: WeBuilder 2008 9.0.0.96 adding blank lines
No-one else has reported this. Is it reproducable?
Sounds more like an issue with FTP rather than WB.
What are the exact steps to reproduce, eg, create a file, save locally, FTP up, etc.
WB has FTP capabilities. Do you still get the issue if you use this?
Is WS_FTP set to 'auto' to determine the file type? I know there are issues if you FTP up files as binary which are text, etc. Ensure you're FTP'ing up in ASCII mode.
Sounds more like an issue with FTP rather than WB.
What are the exact steps to reproduce, eg, create a file, save locally, FTP up, etc.
WB has FTP capabilities. Do you still get the issue if you use this?
Is WS_FTP set to 'auto' to determine the file type? I know there are issues if you FTP up files as binary which are text, etc. Ensure you're FTP'ing up in ASCII mode.
Re: WeBuilder 2008 9.0.0.96 adding blank lines
I will make sure to check when exactly it happens in case it is an FTP issue. I hadn't thought that FTP would change the file other than to corrupt it completely.
The next time it happens I will view the code online and compare to what was downloaded. I will also compare downloads using WS FTP and WeBuilder FTP as well as using those on different computers. I am just not familiar with WeBuilder enough and have yet to do much with the FTP.
I will post back once I have more exact information.
Thanks,
Jim
The next time it happens I will view the code online and compare to what was downloaded. I will also compare downloads using WS FTP and WeBuilder FTP as well as using those on different computers. I am just not familiar with WeBuilder enough and have yet to do much with the FTP.
I will post back once I have more exact information.
Thanks,
Jim
Re: WeBuilder 2008 9.0.0.96 adding blank lines
Well, I checked and it is WS FTP that is adding the lines...but it is also WeBuilder. From work I uploaded a file using an older version of WS FTP. Viewing the source code online it was as it should be. This evening I downloaded it using the 2007.1 version or WS FTP and it added the lines. I double checked the online source and it did not have the extra lines. I went to the Ipswitch forums and found someone with a 2006 version that had the same problem but he was never answered.
I took your suggestion to use the FTP built in to WeBuilder. I selected "Open from FTP" and opened the file. It too had the added lines. I went back and checked the file online and it did not have the added lines. I then tried "open from web" and that worked and did not add the lines.
So, what I found was...
1 - using WS FTP 2007 to download a file adds blank lines
2 - using WeBuilder 2008 9.0.0.96 "open from FTP" also adds blank lines
3 - using WeBuilder 2008 9.0.0.96 "open from web" does NOT add blank lines
Now what?
I took your suggestion to use the FTP built in to WeBuilder. I selected "Open from FTP" and opened the file. It too had the added lines. I went back and checked the file online and it did not have the added lines. I then tried "open from web" and that worked and did not add the lines.
So, what I found was...
1 - using WS FTP 2007 to download a file adds blank lines
2 - using WeBuilder 2008 9.0.0.96 "open from FTP" also adds blank lines
3 - using WeBuilder 2008 9.0.0.96 "open from web" does NOT add blank lines
Now what?
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Re: WeBuilder 2008 9.0.0.96 adding blank lines
This is caused by incorrect use of BINARY/ASCII transfer mode. For example, you previously uploaded files in wrong mode (binary) and are now downloading them in right mode (ascii). These may help:
http://forums.blumentals.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2932
http://forums.blumentals.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1104
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http://forums.blumentals.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2932
http://forums.blumentals.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1104
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Re: WeBuilder 2008 9.0.0.96 adding blank lines
Hello,
I have been having the same problem with blank lines being added when using the built-in FTP program. Sometimes up to 15 blank lines between real lines.
The two lines of code you suggested are nice, but where do you use them? Or, how do you use them?
I was using WS_FTP Limited Edition version 4.20 97.04.23 and over the space of ten years or so have never had this problem. Since trying the FTP file get and save with WeBuilder 2008 version 9.41 (9.4.1.103), this problem has popped up and gotten so bad that I had to just quit using the built-in FTP and go back to WS_FTP.
On a different note, how do you use the "Open from WEB" function. It says to enter a URL but gives no idea of what it is expecting. I've tried the URL of the web page that I'm working on (and a lot of variations) but they all seem to return the same "Can't find URL". How is this command supposed to be used?
Thanks,
bob Peticolas
I have been having the same problem with blank lines being added when using the built-in FTP program. Sometimes up to 15 blank lines between real lines.
The two lines of code you suggested are nice, but where do you use them? Or, how do you use them?
I was using WS_FTP Limited Edition version 4.20 97.04.23 and over the space of ten years or so have never had this problem. Since trying the FTP file get and save with WeBuilder 2008 version 9.41 (9.4.1.103), this problem has popped up and gotten so bad that I had to just quit using the built-in FTP and go back to WS_FTP.
On a different note, how do you use the "Open from WEB" function. It says to enter a URL but gives no idea of what it is expecting. I've tried the URL of the web page that I'm working on (and a lot of variations) but they all seem to return the same "Can't find URL". How is this command supposed to be used?
Thanks,
bob Peticolas
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Re: WeBuilder 2008 9.0.0.96 adding blank lines
Hi Bob,
Those aren't two lines of code to type in. In fact, they are links to click, which point to other forum posts, which explain the problem in more detail. Its sometimes a little 'bug' in the forum software where links don't appear properly as links. I've added a line to the post, so they appear better.
Those aren't two lines of code to type in. In fact, they are links to click, which point to other forum posts, which explain the problem in more detail. Its sometimes a little 'bug' in the forum software where links don't appear properly as links. I've added a line to the post, so they appear better.