IA bug: multiple slashes get reduced to single slash

[wmilbratz]

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.

[pv7721]

Would it be possible for you to post your project? And for accessing the old forums you can safely install Opera on Linux!

[wmilbratz]

Here's the xml version of the project--I've added the '.txt' suffix to allow uploading.

thanks for the opera advice.

bill

[tfromm1]

try 4 slashes? :-)

[jharveyjr]

Four slashes also condenses down to a single slash. "////" goes to "/"

[pv7721]

Well IA 8 is no longer supported, and IA 2008 VP1 will no longer be supported in a year or so.