[thelist] File Upload issues from Mac IE 5

[Glenn Hunt]

My guess (based on experience), is that the Mac file only has a $0A
[newline] character. Windows wants a $0D [carriage return] as well. It
is seeing the file as one big line of text.

Glenn Hunt
ghunt at hds.ca

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> [mailto:thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org] On Behalf Of Michael Barrett
> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 3:34 PM
> To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
> Subject: [thelist] File Upload issues from Mac IE 5
> 
> 
> Hello DaList,
> 
> I'm involved with the design and development of web based app 
> allowing users of the app to upload comma delimited data 
> files to the server. The data is parsed and stored for the 
> user's to access remotely.
> 
> To get the file online, the standard <input type="file"> form 
> element is used.
> 
> The app is developed in ColdFusion, with a MS-SQL database.
> 
> In windows, file upload works beautimously.
> 
> Mac IE 5seems to be buggering up the file during upload.
> Only the first record of the file is read, the rest is lost.
> 
> The upload file is a CSV (comma delimited file) created in MS 
> Excel, both Office 2001, and Mac Office 2001
> 
> If you, oh wise and knowledgeable ones, can share any insight 
> into this issue, or recommend a solution, a thousand 
> blessings will befall you.
> 
> 
> <tip type="Excel as HTML editor" author="Michael Barrett">
> If you find yourself working on static web sites with no hope 
> of any server side magic to help with tedious tasks (like one 
> might find in a university) here's a handy tricky-trick for 
> speeding the formatting process.
> 
> Suppose you have a long Unordered List, or select menu that 
> you want to populate with terms. Say you want those items 
> alphabetized, or other wise sorted and you can't find your 
> dictionary anywhere.
> 
> Enter the list into a column in a spreadsheet. I use Excel, 
> but take your pick. Sort the list as desired using the handy 
> sorting tools found therein. Add a column before and after 
> the list and paste in the appropriate tags for your element, 
> e.g. <li> and </li> for a list. Make sure you copy down the 
> tags, so each list item has a start and end tag on it's row.
> 
> Add a row above your list, enter the opening tag for your 
> list. Add the closing tag on the first row after the list. 
> Save as a space delimited file (PRN).
> 
> Open the file in your favorite text/html editor, copy and 
> paste into your html document.
> 
> Wah Lah (Voila)
> 
> </tip>
> 
> -- Michael Barrett
> -O^O-
>  - 
> 
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> 
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