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SensualWorld
(stranger )
06/03/09 07:36 PM
Re: Description went wacky new [re: bluepennylady]  

Judy,

My point exactly, why is there html in the description field?!

I'll give you a step by step to help clarify.

When I have something new to list I usually find something in my inventory that was similar (Let's say it is inventory record #100)

I then duplicate inventory record #100 and it becomes inventory record #200. I will then modify #200 so that it describes my new item. Note that there is no HTML code in the description field of either inventory record. Just text with various formating like center, bold, and different font size etc.

After I finish modifying the description of inventory record #200, I might then do any of the following. Create an auction lot, click spell check, goto shipping details, move to the next or previous record etc.

Sometimes when I do this one of two things happen.

1.) I lose all the modifications I made to the description field of inventory record #200 so that it once again looks exactly like inventory record #100. or more often it does 2.

2.) The text in the description field of record #200 becomes some HTML jumbled version of the description field of inventory record #100.

I will cut and past the html code I get next time it happens so you can see what I end up with in the description field.

In both cases I lose all the modifications I made to the description field.

Jim




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bluepennylady
(Carpal Tunnel)
06/03/09 08:05 PM
Re: Description went wacky new [re: SensualWorld]  

Jim,

Do you use the AW2k templates? Or do you use HTML to develop your templates?

Has the Inventory Item description fields always had this HTML thing going on??

My pea brain is whirling here. Thanks for taking the time to describe what is going on.... I may get hold of tech on this one .. after I think on it for a bit here... that could be dangerous though.





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bluepennylady
(Carpal Tunnel)
06/03/09 08:20 PM
Re: Description went wacky new [re: SensualWorld]  

Jim

Another question. Have you ever copied/pasted text from Word or a website into the description fields of the older Inventory Items? The ones you are using to duplicate?



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SensualWorld
(stranger )
06/04/09 10:39 PM
Re: Description went wacky new [re: bluepennylady]  

Judy,

I don't do anything that unusual in my templates. I don't code them in html for instance. I have a couple links in there to my store, the PayPal logo check out code etc.

The Inventory Item description fields have been doing this a long time. More than a year. I couldn't tell you exactly when it started.

Jim


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SensualWorld
(stranger )
06/04/09 10:45 PM
Re: Description went wacky new [re: bluepennylady]  

Judy

Yes, I have cut and pasted text from both word and the web in the past, most likely on some of the old descriptions but definitely not all and I don't think this is something that always occurred beforehand when the problem arises. . When I cut and paste it pastes text not html code. I don't see how that is relevant really.

Jim


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bluepennylady
(Carpal Tunnel)
06/05/09 04:03 AM
Re: Description went wacky new [re: SensualWorld]  

Jim,

I am sorry I didnt get back with you last night.

The paypal logos wouldn't cause it. Website text and pasting text in from Word can. It sounds like you have RTF in the Inventory item description fields. Duplicating an Inventory Item also duplicates teh RTF too.

The only way to get rid of it, is to
a) totally delete all of the description field text and Post changes prior to duplicating an old Inventory item
b). strip out the RTF prior to duplicating. Meaning to go through the description field and delete all the slashes and other code you can see, post changes and then duplicate

It is preferrable to do the first option. Once you fix it by removing the RTF from the description field, the problem should stop.

We had this same thing happen to us once. It was maddening until we figured it out.





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SensualWorld
(stranger )
06/05/09 09:51 AM
Re: Description went wacky new [re: bluepennylady]  

Judy,

If I delete all the text before duplicating, it wouldn't make too much sense to duplicate it for me, as a lot of what I want is the text.

I am not sure what you mean by deleting the RTF. There are no slashes or other code in the text I am duplicating.

Jim




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SensualWorld
(stranger )
06/05/09 10:04 AM
Re: Description went wacky new [re: bluepennylady]  

Oh, No problem about getting back to me. I don't expect you to be watching for what I type 24 hours a day :) We all have other stuff to do right?




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bluepennylady
(Carpal Tunnel)
06/05/09 01:57 PM
Re: Description went wacky new [re: SensualWorld]  

Jim,

Copy and then paste the description text into Notepad before deleting it. That way the information itself is saved.

Then you can delete all the information in the description field, Post changes and then paste the text from Notepad back into the description field.

You said when you duplicated the Inventory Items that the HTML was showing ??? Did I misunderstand?



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bluepennylady
(Carpal Tunnel)
06/05/09 02:04 PM
Re: Description went wacky new [re: SensualWorld]  

JIm,

Well normally I keep better tabs on the board. But the last 2 weeks have been more than challenging here at work. I have 2 people gone on medical leave. Why everyone decided to have emergency surgeries all at the same time is beyond me

Thank you for being understanding.

Judy/blue

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