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Mr. Genocide · Post by **Mr. Genocide** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 3:37 pm

Um, for some reason, I can't edit my news page on the FTP thing. When I load it up for editing, it says the file isnt a text file and i will have to edit it some other way.

its never said this before, and it doesnt do this to any of my other pages, which were made in the exact same way.

so what happened?

P.S.: My banner isnt showing up in my profile. not a big problem, but did i do something wrong? or do i need to wait like i did for it to go up in the Guide?

Phalanx · Post by **Phalanx** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 6:26 pm

Erm... i think we'll need something less vague than that before we can help.

More details, maybe?

Mr. Genocide · Post by **Mr. Genocide** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 8:03 pm

ok well, i opened my FTP thing, went to the webpages folder, went to my weboage called "news" checked it, clicked edit, and when the editing window came up, a warning thing popped up that said "the file you are trying to edit is not a text file. You will have to find another way to edit it."
it thened closed the editing window.

I have edited my news page by these methods before and never had this particular problem. i even went and did the same procedure to see if i could edit my other pages, and i could. so why is my news page the only thing freaking out?

heres the address, if its needed:

http://sceneman.keenspace.com/news.html

HELP!

Gmaki · Post by **Gmaki** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:33 am

could be that it's a html file and not a txt file

but since you said you edited it before, that doesen't hold much sence...
how about downloading it, editing it and uploading it again?

btw, what ftp program are you using?

Mr. Genocide · Post by **Mr. Genocide** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:37 pm

i'm using the keenspace FTP thing. a couple people said they have been having problems with it lately, but it was mostly logging in and i didnt see anyone having the same particular problem as me.

I'll try reloading it though. thanks.

Mr. Genocide · Post by **Mr. Genocide** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 3:33 pm

Ok, this has driven me nuts. I have downloaded the file. i have re-written all the coding from scratch. pretty much the entire page. i even put it in a new txt file and saved it completely independently, and it STILL gives me that message. i even made another small website, and it took it.

I've drawn the conclusion that it must be something in the code, but i dont know what. Could I post the code here, for people to see what's wrong with it?

Mr. Genocide · Post by **Mr. Genocide** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 3:23 pm

...hello?

Esoterik · Post by **Esoterik** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 8:04 pm

I'm not sure I totally understand what's happening.

My advice, however, would be to look into an actual FTP client (I use WS_FTP Le and it does the trick). Make your .html file, and then upload it.

From what you've said, it sounds like you're trying to edit an html file that's already uploaded. Again, if I've misunderstood, I apologize.

But, try an actual FTP client and see if that solves the problem.

Phalanx · Post by **Phalanx** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 8:19 pm

Mr. Genocide wrote:Ok, this has driven me nuts. I have downloaded the file. i have re-written all the coding from scratch. pretty much the entire page. i even put it in a new txt file and saved it completely independently, and it STILL gives me that message. i even made another small website, and it took it.

I've drawn the conclusion that it must be something in the code, but i dont know what. Could I post the code here, for people to see what's wrong with it?

By All Means

In fact, we were kind of waiting for you to.

Just make sure you enclose them in [ code ] tags.

Mr. Genocide · Post by **Mr. Genocide** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 10:48 am

Code: Select all

<html>

<title> ***comic_name*** Nude Developments! Story at Nine</title>

<center>

<h1><i>Scene Man!</i> News</h1>

</center>

<br />

<body bgcolor="ADD8E6">

<font face="system">

<h3>Thursday, September 9th, 2004</h3>

<p>Man, this was originally intended to be a side note, but it took me so long to do it I decided on just a full update to tell you whats going on.</p>

<br />

<p> First, My news page is on the fritz, so I can't update it easily until I fix it. something is wrong with the code.<a href="http://forums.keenspace.com/viewtopic.php?t=59952&sid=227f9aa0458222e0ba0aaf523a3b6baf">GO HERE</a> if you'd like to try and help me out.
</p>

<br />

<p> Next, tonight, I will try to set up the first page of the experimental side comic I have been working on. You'll know the name when it goes up. If not tonight, then tomorrow. That's the way it goes. And lastly...</p>

<br />

<img src="http://sceneman.keenspace.com/images/linkbanner.PNG"></a>

<br />

<p> BANNERS! If you would like to get this and advertise me on your site, journal, forehead, whatever, then <a href="mailto:BleedEarsBleed@hotmail.com">Email me</a>, and I will hook you up with it's URL path file thingy. That's it for now. So stay tuned for the next news update, and as always, enjoy!</p>

<br />

<center>
<img src="http://sceneman.keenspace.com/images/newsbanner6.PNG">
</center>

<hr>

<br />

<h3>Friday, September 3rd, 2004</h3>

<p>So today sadly marks the end of the double comic week. But on the upside, the 
first adventure has now begun! Prepare to see everyone at their wackiest in 
these series of 8-bit shenanigans!</p>

<br />

<p>Ok, Now that I am done with my comic

EMH · Post by **EMH** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 11:00 am

Wait. So the problem is you cannot upload the file to workspace/webpages? Or am I confused?

Try this: delete the old news.html, and then upload the file again.

Mr. Genocide · Post by **Mr. Genocide** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:03 pm

no, i can upload it, i just cant edit it once its in there. i can edit it offline and reload a new one, but that is pointless and time-consuming. this isnt a life-threatening problem, but i would like ot fix it out of convenience, and because i can't figure out why it does this in the first place.

Esoterik · Post by **Esoterik** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:40 pm

Mr. Genocide wrote:no, i can upload it, i just cant edit it once its in there. i can edit it offline and reload a new one, but that is pointless and time-consuming. this isnt a life-threatening problem, but i would like ot fix it out of convenience, and because i can't figure out why it does this in the first place.

I didn't think it was possible to edit an HTML file that is already uploaded.

Typically, you make your changes on the file on your machine, then upload it.

Mr. Genocide · Post by **Mr. Genocide** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:50 pm

i can with the keenspace BUTCH ftp thing. i like it because its faster than going through 3 steps just to make a single update to single page, especially, if its a minor one.

its nice for the templates also. lucky me, i can still edit those. i just cant edit the freakin news page! but yes, after making a new file with a different name, then copying the code into it, i found out it still does the same thing. so something in its coding is screwing it up.

Esoterik · Post by **Esoterik** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:55 pm

Hmm.. that's odd then that it will work with everything but the news page.

I can't offer any advice other than pick up a proper FTP client and upload that way. It's pretty easy too.

Mr. Genocide · Post by **Mr. Genocide** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 7:57 pm

well, from what i am gathering, you cant do that with any other client. i suppose i can just make a new news pages without that stuff. or just do the 3 step uploading thing. whatever, i'll figure it out. thankd for all the the help.

I'll still check this for a couple more days though, in case anyone figures it out.