Product Description Problem

[ebro79]

Hi-

 

I am having problems with my product description script coding. When I enter the script codes the code actually shows. Any input would be appreciated......Thank you!

[native]

Hi-

 

I am having problems with my product description script coding. When I enter the script codes the code actually shows. Any input would be appreciated......Thank you!

 

 

 

Hi.

Could you give more info like what you are trying to put into your product description and how you are doing it?

[ebro79]

Yes, this is an example of what it looks like(MEASUREMENTS: 14.5" x 7"_br__br_ -3 Inside Pockets). I enter <br> into my script and this is what it looks like on my website.

 

 

 

 

 

Hi.

Could you give more info like what you are trying to put into your product description and how you are doing it?

[kirchenbauer]

Hmmm.....

 

I know there is a setting that you can change, so it handles

the " properly, but can you just change the " to inches?

That might solve it.

[ebro79]

Hmmm.....

 

I know there is a setting that you can change, so it handles

the " properly, but can you just change the " to inches?

That might solve it.

 

 

Hi

 

yes I can, do you mean actually spelling out the word "inches"?

[kirchenbauer]

Yes. The system might not be handling your quotes

properly.

 

Change this

14.5" x 7"

 

to

14.5 inches x 7 inches

 

or to

14.5 x 7 inches

[ebro79]

I spelled out "inches" this didn't work, any other suggestions?

[♥Monika in Germany]

I spelled out "inches" this didn't work, any other suggestions?

 

are you calling the description like this?

 

<?php echo stripslashes($product_info['products_description']); ?>

[ebro79]

I am not sure what you are talking about. This is what I enter when I am describing a product...

 

 

Measurements: 1" x 2" <br>

Color: Red<br>

 

 

It appears on my website looking like this: Measurements: 1" x 2" -br-Color: Red-br-

 

Help!

[♥Monika in Germany]

I am not sure what you are talking about. This is what I enter when I am describing a product...

Measurements: 1" x 2" <br>

Color: Red<br>

It appears on my website looking like this: Measurements: 1" x 2" -br-Color: Red-br-

 

Help!

 

have you modified admin/categories.php or catalog/product_info.php (that is where you are calling the description)

[kirchenbauer]

Bridgette,

 

Are you entering the product description in the

osCommerce Admin?

 

Or what do you mean when you say you are

entering the description in the "script"?

 

And are they coming out like this -br-

or like this _br_ ? Your first post

showed underlines, but the latest post has dashes.

[ebro79]

Bridgette,

 

Are you entering the product description in the

osCommerce Admin?

 

Or what do you mean when you say you are

entering the description in the "script"?

 

And are they coming out like this -br-

or like this _br_ ? Your first post

showed underlines, but the latest post has dashes.

 

 

 

I am entering the info in the Admin catalog section of osCommerce......they are coming out _br_

[kirchenbauer]

I found a couple of things from others having the

same problem. I don't know if this applies to your

situation. One of the forum posts is in purple and

the other is in green.

 

Sep 2 2005, 11:12 PM Post #7

Utku Subakan

 

Hi there;

I cant use HTML tags on products description. For example; i wrote.

 

Specs <p><p>

Controls<p>

Nice<p>

It returns

Specs_p__p_Controls_p_Nice_p_

 

When i go to the MySql on pruducts table. The product_description field again,

QUOTE

Specs_p__p_Controls_p_Nice_p_

 

I think there can be a problem at admin/catagories.php while adding the products.

 

Any suggestions?

 

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user99999999 Sep 3 2005, 12:56 AM Post #8

Dave...

 

you must have uploaded catalog/includes/functions/database.php into your admin catalog/admin/includes/functions/database.php

 

This function is for admin it doesnt call tep_sanitize_string().

 

 

CODE

function tep_db_prepare_input($string) {

if (is_string($string)) {

return trim(stripslashes($string));

} elseif (is_array($string)) {

reset($string);

while (list($key, $value) = each($string)) {

$string[$key] = tep_db_prepare_input($value);

}

return $string;

} else {

return $string;

}

}

 

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kontraktr Sep 3 2005, 05:30 AM Post #9

Utku Subakan

 

Thanks a lot Dave. I put correct database.php file and now it works great. Thanks again!

 

I somtimes have a few problems using html in descriptions, but only If I have used the back button from the preview page to go back and change somthing.

 

It normally does it when using " " for me....

 

So when doing colours <font color="#ef0000"> when you have used to back button it changes it to <font color/#ef0000/>

[ebro79]

I found a couple of things from others having the

same problem. I don't know if this applies to your

situation. One of the forum posts is in purple and

the other is in green.

 

Sep 2 2005, 11:12 PM Post #7

Utku Subakan

 

Hi there;

I cant use HTML tags on products description. For example; i wrote.

 

Specs <p><p>

Controls<p>

Nice<p>

It returns

Specs_p__p_Controls_p_Nice_p_

 

When i go to the MySql on pruducts table. The product_description field again,

QUOTE

Specs_p__p_Controls_p_Nice_p_

 

I think there can be a problem at admin/catagories.php while adding the products.

 

Any suggestions?

 

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user99999999 Sep 3 2005, 12:56 AM Post #8

Dave...

 

you must have uploaded catalog/includes/functions/database.php into your admin catalog/admin/includes/functions/database.php

 

This function is for admin it doesnt call tep_sanitize_string().

CODE

function tep_db_prepare_input($string) {

if (is_string($string)) {

return trim(stripslashes($string));

} elseif (is_array($string)) {

reset($string);

while (list($key, $value) = each($string)) {

$string[$key] = tep_db_prepare_input($value);

}

return $string;

} else {

return $string;

}

}

 

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kontraktr Sep 3 2005, 05:30 AM Post #9

Utku Subakan

 

Thanks a lot Dave. I put correct database.php file and now it works great. Thanks again!

 

I somtimes have a few problems using html in descriptions, but only If I have used the back button from the preview page to go back and change somthing.

 

It normally does it when using " " for me....

 

So when doing colours <font color="#ef0000"> when you have used to back button it changes it to <font color/#ef0000/>

 

 

 

Thank you.......I'm not sure about how to do this, where do I start?

[kirchenbauer]

Here's a thought, in your description, do you have all of your text flowing together like this:

 

1) This is my description.<br>This is line two of my description.<br>This is line three of my description.

 

Or, does your text look like this:

 

2) This is my description.<br>

This is line two of my description.<br>

This is line three of my descritpion.

 

I just read something about using the "carriage return" or the "enter" button when using html

in osCommerce. It can cause the exact problem you are having.

 

If you have it set up like "2", can you go in and set it up like "1" and see if that resolves it?

 

What I am trying to say is, can you make it like "1" above, where all of the text flows together,

instead of pressing enter to go to the next line?