asp Files getting truncated in DW MX

[JulianUK]

[originally posted to the Macromedia DM forum with absolutely no response.]

Hi

I have a problem when using Dreamweaver MX, whereby it truncates a certain asp file of mine, at the same point when it opens it.

Of course, when I subsequently mod then save the file, it is truncated for good with disasterous results.

Simple question: Why?

Has anyone else has similar?

The point at which it truncates is the same, and interestingly is at the point of an #include.

the include file itself is thus:

<div align=&quot;left&quot;>
<table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;


NB: The unclosed double quote is deliberate.

Include line is:
<!-- #include file=&quot;Includes/SearchTables1.inc&quot; -->

I can move the #include statement, even tag extra code on the end of the same line in the asp page, but it still truncates at the exact point the #include statement finishes (e.g. ...rchTables1.inc&quot; -->)

Any ideas? I'm having to use a text editor on this file in the mean time.

Thanks

Julian

 

[Cheech]

I had seen your post but do not know of a solution, as I have never seen this before. Have you tried emailing MM to see if they have any ting to say?

Cheech

[Peace][Pipe]
If you don't stand up for something, you'll fall down. Toke it Easy.
Howard Marks.

 

[JulianUK]

Hi Cheech

Yes, I've emailed them but no reply.

And as I don't have a support package, I don't have any access to them anyway me thinks. all I could find was to fill out the Customer Service enquiry form.

I must say I was unimpressed with their support service site.

I got all the way through to the form to fill out and it redirected me to the non-US/Canada site. And I picked my way through there again to be faced with the very same form! One big circle. It was 3 days before I realised what I was doing... ;o)

 

[Cheech]

I will have a look and see if I can find anything.

[Peace][Pipe]
If you don't stand up for something, you'll fall down. Toke it Easy.
Howard Marks.

 

[JulianUK]

I've found that if I close the hanging double quote in the #included itself, all is fine.

Can I stop DW parsing the file as it opens the asp page?

 

[lebisol]

hm...
&quot; I have a 'table' with 4 'legs'. I cut out one of them and now the 'table' keeps 'falling' down. What is wrong? &quot;
'table'= <table>
'legs' = <td><tr>

sooo try to include files that does not cut down the code....also u can temp comment out the &quot;include&quot; part (as u already know its working) and this will stop DW from calling the page.....
All the best!

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[JulianUK]

So lebisol, I have to change my style of code, or this page (which pre-dates me using DW MX) to suit the tool? That is BAD.

If DW can't handle it then that a bug. full stop. if it were something I'm not meant to do programmatically, then surely the software would tell me so?

After all, it doesn't chop out all those unmatched tags (<table> etc.) it thinks I have, which actually match up perfectly if it looked properly at my asp.

3 legged table?

I go to milk my cow one day and someone has taken my milking stool.

&quot;where's my milking stool gone? &quot;

&quot;oh I thought it was a broken table so I threw it away&quot;

My cow doesn't get milked.

;o)

 

[lebisol]

hehehe nice nice....life is full of workarrounds...

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