problem with simple php code

[alice@fearofdolls.com]

Re: problem with simple php code

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Maybe I'll try it in Word.
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(Top posting fixed)
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Word is definitely the WRONG way to go. You need an ASCII text editor,
not a word processor.
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In fact, WORD will give you exactly the problem you're seeing, even if
you save it in text format. Even the x'93' and x'94" characters.
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What should I be creating it in then? The book I'm reading doesn't
really say. I new that Notepad would allow me to save it with the .php
name.

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[Geoff Muldoon]

Re: problem with simple php code

alice@fearofdol ls.com says...

That must be the problem, but I am using notepad. What else can I use
that would not change it?

Heaps of other code/text editors, my favourite for PHP is Crimson Editor,
syntax highlighting, built-in FTP. Google for it.

Geoff M

[Jerry Stuckle]

Re: problem with simple php code

alice@fearofdol ls.com wrote:

Jerry Stuckle wrote:
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>>alice@fearofd olls.com wrote:
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>>>alice@fearof dolls.com wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Are you really using MS Notepad, or are you using something else? x'93'
>>>>>and x'94' are the left and right quote symbols in some other programs
>>>>>like Wordpad, but I haven't seen Notepad save them that way.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>That must be the problem, but I am using notepad. What else can I use
>>>>that would not change it?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Also, you're transferring ascii data, so you should be using ascii
>>>>>transfer mode. But that won't cause this problem.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>Well transfering it in ASCII didn't help.
>>>

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>>No, ASCII just affects the newline characters. But if you're uploading
>>the a Unix system you'll see them each line has an extra ^M in a Unix
>>editor such as vim.
>>
>>I've tried it here on W2K and W2K3 Server, and I haven't been able to
>>duplicate it. But I find it easy to do in word processors.
>>

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Well here's another problem...if I create it in word, I can't save it
as a .php file. I could save it as .txt then change it, but won't that
mess it up?
>
>

>>It's a very interesting problem. Wish I had an answer for you.
>>
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True, you do have to rename it. But renaming it can't screw up the file
- it's already been screwed up by Word.

I have no idea why notepad doesn't work for you. It always has for me.

As for other possibilities - try googling for

notepad replacement

A bunch of them come up, most of them free. Some people I know use
Notepad2. I personally like textpad, but that's a commercial product
(only $30, but worth it, IMHO).


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[alice@fearofdolls.com]

Re: problem with simple php code


Jerry Stuckle wrote:

alice@fearofdol ls.com wrote:

Jerry Stuckle wrote:

>alice@fearofdo lls.com wrote:
>
>>alice@fearofd olls.com wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>Are you really using MS Notepad, or are you using something else? x'93'
>>>>and x'94' are the left and right quote symbols in some other programs
>>>>like Wordpad, but I haven't seen Notepad save them that way.
>>>>
>>>
>>>That must be the problem, but I am using notepad. What else can I use
>>>that would not change it?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Also, you're transferring ascii data, so you should be using ascii
>>>>transfer mode. But that won't cause this problem.
>>>>
>>>
>>Well transfering it in ASCII didn't help.
>>
>
>No, ASCII just affects the newline characters. But if you're uploading
>the a Unix system you'll see them each line has an extra ^M in a Unix
>editor such as vim.
>
>I've tried it here on W2K and W2K3 Server, and I haven't been able to
>duplicate it. But I find it easy to do in word processors.
>

Well here's another problem...if I create it in word, I can't save it
as a .php file. I could save it as .txt then change it, but won't that
mess it up?

>It's a very interesting problem. Wish I had an answer for you.
>
>--
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>Remove the "x" from my email address
>Jerry Stuckle
>JDS Computer Training Corp.
>jstucklex@attg lobal.net
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True, you do have to rename it. But renaming it can't screw up the file
- it's already been screwed up by Word.
>
I have no idea why notepad doesn't work for you. It always has for me.
>
As for other possibilities - try googling for
>
notepad replacement
>
A bunch of them come up, most of them free. Some people I know use
Notepad2. I personally like textpad, but that's a commercial product
(only $30, but worth it, IMHO).
>
>

Well that was it. I found a program called Notepad++, and after using
that it worked fine. Apparently Windows Notepad adds something to it
that doens't translate well.
Thanks :-)

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[Geoff Berrow]

Re: problem with simple php code

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alice@fearofdol ls.com contained the following:

>Well that was it. I found a program called Notepad++, and after using
>that it worked fine. Apparently Windows Notepad adds something to it
>that doens't translate well.
>Thanks :-)

That's the one I use. It's great.

Do you have your computer set to hide common extensions?
(clutching at straws here...)

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