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‎Mar 21, 2008
11:21 AM
IA bug: multiple slashes get reduced to single slash
hi,
We have found a bug in installanywhere. The modifyText action does not allow a 'double slash' ('//') in the replaced/appended value. Instead, it always 'compresses' multiple slashes down to a single slash.
Thus instead of this:
JDBC_URL=jdbc:sqlserver://ourdbserver;
We get this:
JDBC_URL=jdbc:sqlserver:/ourdbserver;
The jdbc driver chokes on the value.
Our hackish workaround entails using ant's replaceregexp to add back the double slash.
I've tried some experiments and multiple-slashes *always* get reduced to one slash. Also, escaping doesn't work (i.e. adding '\/\/' instead of '//')
One last item: I confess this error occurs on IA 8.0.1, no IA2008. I can't log on to the IA8 discussion boards--they don't support firefox..(and don't have IE on my linux workstation).
Yet we've:
-paid a lot for the product
-aren't in a rush to upgrade without a compelling cost/benefit
-feel that Macrovision should stand by their product and fix bugs.
We have found a bug in installanywhere. The modifyText action does not allow a 'double slash' ('//') in the replaced/appended value. Instead, it always 'compresses' multiple slashes down to a single slash.
Thus instead of this:
JDBC_URL=jdbc:sqlserver://ourdbserver;
We get this:
JDBC_URL=jdbc:sqlserver:/ourdbserver;
The jdbc driver chokes on the value.
Our hackish workaround entails using ant's replaceregexp to add back the double slash.
I've tried some experiments and multiple-slashes *always* get reduced to one slash. Also, escaping doesn't work (i.e. adding '\/\/' instead of '//')
One last item: I confess this error occurs on IA 8.0.1, no IA2008. I can't log on to the IA8 discussion boards--they don't support firefox..(and don't have IE on my linux workstation).
Yet we've:
-paid a lot for the product
-aren't in a rush to upgrade without a compelling cost/benefit
-feel that Macrovision should stand by their product and fix bugs.
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‎Mar 21, 2008
11:27 AM
Would it be possible for you to post your project? And for accessing the old forums you can safely install Opera on Linux! 🙂
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‎Mar 26, 2008
05:49 AM
try 4 slashes? 🙂
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‎Aug 26, 2011
02:31 PM
Four slashes also condenses down to a single slash. "////" goes to "/"
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‎Aug 27, 2011
07:50 AM
Well IA 8 is no longer supported, and IA 2008 VP1 will no longer be supported in a year or so.
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