Bug in WPI GUI

[Nobby Barnes]

The 'multi-line' ability of the 'description' field is not being handled properly.

If you start WPI.

Click on config

add a new item,

In the 'Description' field add a long line of text, including a 'return' (newline).

It incorrectly writes the desc[pn] field with a line feed (newline)

prog[pn]=['HP TCP/IP Port Monitor'];
desc[pn]=['Installs "HP Standard TCP/IP Port" as an available port to connect printers with. 
This is needed to talk to HP jet Direct network printers'];
uid[pn]=['HPTCPIPPORTMONITOR'];
dflt[pn]=['yes'];
cat[pn]=['Drivers'];
forc[pn]=['no'];
cmd1[pn]=['"%root%\\Win\\batch\\Add_Printer_portmon.cmd"'];
pn++;

If you restart WPI.hta, you get 'unterminated string constant' script error.

This may possibly be a bug with the interpreting of the desc field (terminating at the newline and not the field end marker)

If I manually edit the config.js file and remove the 'return' it works fine..

On a side note, I struggle to appreciate the syntax that one uses for 'condition'.

Reading through the (limited) help file I can ony find breif reference to it.

I have insufficient (mental) storage capacity to even contemplate learning JavaScript.

So if it is 'standard' js condition evalation phrases then I will need some sort of reasonable documentation that lists the syntax, modifiers and some good working examples..

Perhaps I've missed a guide here somewhere.. If I have, my 'Googling' sucks..! Link anyone?

[GrowBigTrees]

The 'multi-line' ability of the 'description' field is not being handled properly.

...

On a side note, I struggle to appreciate the syntax that one uses for 'condition'.

I've never thought of this as a bug, I just use <BR> or other HTML tags to format the description, without real line feeds, as in

desc[pn]=['
<B><u>Notepad replacement wit LOTS! of nice extra features</u></B>
When the original Notepad.exe is replaced by Notepad++, a "<font color="#0000FF">Windows File Protection</font>" message box may appear: <font color="#0000FF">click Cancel.</font> If thereafter another message box appears, <font color="#0000FF">click OK.</font></P><UL><LI>	[ FREEWARE ]<LI>	<a href="http://Notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/about.php">HOME</a>	- <a href="http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/download.php">DOWNLOAD</a>	- <a href="http://perishablepress.com/press/2006/08/08/associate-extensionless-files-with-Notepad">SILENT</a><LI>	Harddisk space taken: <FONT color=blue>6 MB</FONT><LI>	<B>STATUS</B> 2008-05-13:	<B><FONT color=green>-0K</FONT></B></UL></FONT></UL>'];

For the cond and gcond: you can do some fancy things like

cond[pn]=['getOSver()=="03" && FileExists("%wpipath%\\Install\\INTERNET\\IE7\\IE7-WindowsServer2003-x86-enu(sp1).exe")'];
gcond[pn]=['RegKeyValue("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Internet Explorer\\Version")=="7.0.5730.11"'];

[Nobby Barnes]

I've never thought of this as a bug, I just use <BR> or other HTML tags to format the description, without real line feeds, as in

desc[pn]=['
<B><u>Notepad replacement wit LOTS! of nice extra features</u></B>
When the original Notepad.exe is replaced by Notepad++, a "<font color="#0000FF">Windows File Protection</font>" message box may appear: <font color="#0000FF">click Cancel.</font> If thereafter another message box appears, <font color="#0000FF">click OK.</font></P><UL><LI>	[ FREEWARE ]<LI>	<a href="http://Notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/about.php">HOME</a>	- <a href="http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/download.php">DOWNLOAD</a>	- <a href="http://perishablepress.com/press/2006/08/08/associate-extensionless-files-with-Notepad">SILENT</a><LI>	Harddisk space taken: <FONT color=blue>6 MB</FONT><LI>	<B>STATUS</B> 2008-05-13:	<B><FONT color=green>-0K</FONT></B></UL></FONT></UL>'];

Ah then it's a data validition bug in the GUI.. It allows you to press return to start a new line of text and does hot handle this correctly.

But I get what you say.. and this is a good solution. wish this kind of control was visible/available in the GUI

For the cond and gcond: you can do some fancy things like

cond[pn]=['getOSver()=="03" && FileExists("%wpipath%\\Install\\INTERNET\\IE7\\IE7-WindowsServer2003-x86-enu(sp1).exe")'];
gcond[pn]=['RegKeyValue("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Internet Explorer\\Version")=="7.0.5730.11"'];

My point exactly.. Click click.. out of memory error..

Any 'syntax rules' guide/notes/faq ????

Edited July 8, 2008 by Nobby Barnes