cpanel file manager editing files - updated to show the problem
Hi,
If i use the cpanel (8.5.4-RELEASE #7) file manger to edit html files that contain javascript then any & characters get expanded to & amp (without the space) when edited if they are between the javascript tags and when the file is saved the get saved to disk as &
e.g.
<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
any & contained in code here gets expanded to & amp (witthout the space)
// -->
</script>
Is there anyway to stop this happening?
Last edited by knightsfield1; 11-01-2003 at 08:20 AM.
Robert
RE: cpanel file manager editing files
Dear knightsfield1,
What characters get expanded to what? & ? I never find any problem with file manager saving special characters inside javascript tags.
Regards,
Hi,
As an example given the following made up code in a html file:
<html>
<body>
<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
if (x && y)
{
}
// -->
</script>
</body>
</html>
when I use the edit function using the file manager, it gets displayed in the browser IE6 (or opera 7.10) as:
<html>
<body>
<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
if (x & amp;& amp; y) *
{
}
// -->
</script>
</body>
</html>
if i then save the file, and check the file the & characters have been changed to & amp;
* the actual text has no space between the & and amp but i've no idea how I can display that on here
Last edited by knightsfield1; 11-01-2003 at 08:07 AM.
Robert
G'day knightsfield1
A client with java on every page of two web hosting accounts with us has reported exactly the same problem.
We tested File Manager with various browsers, and found there is in fact a bug in the program - probably a WYSIWYG issue.
The unwanted characters are added to every occurance of the character "&" on the page as soon as you click the "Edit file" option. If you exit "Edit file" screen without saving, the page remains the same. If you hit the "Save" button the errors are saved on the page.
EXAMPLE (Java extract)
++++++ Start ++++++
if ( browserName == "Netscape" && browserVer >= 3 ) version = "n3";
if ( browserName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer" && browserVer >=4 ) version = "e4";
becomes
if ( browserName == "Netscape" & amp;& amp; browserVer >= 3 ) version = "n3";
if ( browserName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer" & amp;& amp; browserVer >=4 ) version = "e4";
++++++ End ++++++
We're considering disabling File Manager from all client accounts.
Shame really. You'd think it would be a relatively simple debug to stop the thing messing with code in a script tag.
Would appreciate news of any fixes on the horizon.
Ulysses
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