Issue with WeBuilder when Path Contains Content.IE5

[vfrrider99]

21 Nov - Updated Subject Line to reflect real issue

I am using WeBuilder 8.2.0.79 and have come across what appears to be a bug in the way the program parses the file type when there is a long path.

I was looking at a css that I downloaded from a web site for which the full path was "C:\Documents and Settings\Clive\Local Settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\4acjhbgm\skin_v6_threecols[1]\skin_threecols\templatestyles\template.css"

The title bar truncates the path at templatesty.

This was not parsed as a css file correctly as the styles do not appear in the code explorer. If I move the file to directory with a shorter file name, it displays correctly.[/quote]

[chrisjlocke]

I've just opened "C:\Documents and Settings\clocke\Desktop\This is a directory\This is a directory\This is a directory\This is a directory\This is a directory\This is a directory\this is a long css file.css" without any problems.

Yes, the title gets truncated, but the code explorer works fine.
This is in the same version of WeBuilder.

I've also tried adding square brackets and underscores to it - so it reads "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\This is a directory\This is a directory\This is a directory\This is a directory\This is a directory[2]\This is a _directory\this is a long css file.css" and it still works.

Have you closed WeBuilder and tried again?
What operating system are you using?

[vfrrider99]

I have had another look at this, you are correct it is not the long path that is causing the problem. It is that the path contains Content.IE5

If you create a directory c:\temp\content.ie5 and place a .css file in it, it will not be parsed as having styles. Remove the .ie5 from the directory and Hey Presto, it works

[chrisjlocke]

I thought it would be more 'basic' than that - either because the directory had a full stop in it or the last 4 characters looked like an extension, but it is indeed purely down to ".ie5". Change it to ".ie6" and it works fine.

One for Karlis to have a look at - some weird code behaviour there.

[Karlis]

Please do not do any editing from Content.IE5 folder, it is a temp-/trahs-/cache-folder of Internet Explorer and due to specifics how IE View Source works we had to make it work as it does. Please copy the CSS file to some other folder if you need to work with it.