Re: [mv] Using database files

[Shane Roberts <shane@shaneroberts.com>]

Deborah,
I don't know if this is your problem but...

Sometimes when you download files from Unix to Windows, change them in an editor like
notepad, then put them back on Unix, the Windows program has put carriage returns in them
(which is normal for a Windows text file).

I don't know how MiniVend handles carriage returns in files (anybody?).

So perhaps you have to remove the carriage returns when you put the file back on Unix.

Shane

Deborah Gray wrote:

> ******    message to minivend-users from Deborah Gray <webmaster@snswwide.com>     ******
>
> Hello again,
>
> Another day of frustration...I am trying to make changes to the products
> database of our site. I downloaded the products.asc file, opened it in
> Notepad and made the changes. I then uploaded the file (in ASCII), which
> replaced the old one. When I tried to use the site, I got an Internal
> Server error. Luckily there was an old copy on the site that I renamed.
>
> What am I doing wrong? I tried uploading the file in binary, but that
> didn't work. I looked at the FAQ, and read the Database section, but I
> couldn't find the answer to my question.
>
> TIA,
>
> Deborah
>
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