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Wep5622
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Every time I save a htm-file after modifying some controls in it, HTML Composter changed my javascript SCRIPT tags into invalid mumbojumbo!

It changes:
<SCRIPT type="text/javascript" src="/approot/General/general.js"></SCRIPT>


Into:
<SCRIPT type="text/javascript" rtFilename="/approot/General/general.js"></SCRIPT>


And then my Javascript STOPS WORKING!!!

How do I turn this off?!?

The new version of HTML Composer in WF77 is infuriating! Now I understand all the frustrated posts from Francis, the bloody thing is impossible to work with if you have a bit of a clue about what you're doing.


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Alan B
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As David Glick wrote:
quote:
As an aside please don't refer to the product as derogatory names like HTML Composter since I will not respond to those questions.

There is a valid reason and, I believe, easy fix for this behaviour. Maybe you should open a case to learn about it.


Alan.
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Wep5622
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If the product would be better, we wouldn't have reason to use derogatory names for it.

As has been mentioned on this forum by others, the product is currently in such a dismal state that people write code to circumvent having to use the product. I am an example of those people, but my version is still incomplete so sometimes I have to fall back on HTML composer.

I might open a case, but I'd probably have a (better) working solution quicker by extending my own framework. This "valid reason" is just another case showing that IBI is taking HTML composer in a direction I do not want to follow.


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Francis Mariani
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I think the rtfilename issue started with hotfix 5. Hotfix 7 is supposed to resolve it.

We use jQuery UI with our HTML generated pages and I have to remember two things every time I make a change via the GUI: remove the comment at the top of the file; change all rtfilename to src.

Apparently hotfix 6 along with a ddl is suppsed to fix this, but *** didn't work for me, so we're all anticipating hotfix 7.


Francis


Give me code, or give me retirement. In FOCUS since 1991

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Kerry
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Hi all,

From our internal technicals: This is a known issue that was introduced in hotfix 4 or 5 and will be fixed in hotfix 7. If you cannot wait for hotfix 7, please open a case with Customer Support Services, ask the case to be assigned to Barry, and we will review how to fix the issue. To open a case, please call 1-800-736-6130, or access online at InfoResponse.

Cheers,

Kerry


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Wep5622
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Thank goodness this one is not intentional. We're currently at HF6 in anticipation of HF7.

Thanks for the details. That's one of the annoyances in the newer Composer that I can scratch off my list.


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