error message in order confirmation, pls help!

[imlifu]

I installed oscommerce, everything runs smoothly, untill in order confirmation got error message, other part of the order confirmation are still fine. it doesn't affect the oscommerce working at all but it looks not nicely to customer, how to remove the following error message, I don't know PHP coding. It said the line42 in catalog/includes/functions/general.php got problems. I attached part of general.php code below. Any helps would be greatly appreciated.

 

Order Confirmation

 

 

Warning: htmlspecialchars() expects parameter 1 to be string, array given in /home/doveinnz/public_html/catalog/includes/functions/general.php on line 42

 

Part of general.php code here:

 

40 function tep_output_string($string, $translate = false, $protected = false) {

41 if ($protected == true) {

42// return htmlspecialchars($string);

43 } else {

44 if ($translate == false) {

45 return tep_parse_input_field_data($string, array('"' => '"'));

46 } else {

47 return tep_parse_input_field_data($string, $translate);

48 }

49 }

50 }

[Guest]

I installed oscommerce, everything runs smoothly, untill in order confirmation got error message, other part of the order confirmation are still fine. it doesn't affect the oscommerce working at all but it looks not nicely to customer, how to remove the following error message, I don't know PHP coding. It said the line42 in catalog/includes/functions/general.php got problems. I attached part of general.php code below. Any helps would be greatly appreciated.

 

Order Confirmation

Warning: htmlspecialchars() expects parameter 1 to be string, array given in /home/doveinnz/public_html/catalog/includes/functions/general.php on line 42

 

Part of general.php code here:

 

40 function tep_output_string($string, $translate = false, $protected = false) {

41 if ($protected == true) {

42// return htmlspecialchars($string);

43 } else {

44 if ($translate == false) {

45 return tep_parse_input_field_data($string, array('"' => '"'));

46 } else {

47 return tep_parse_input_field_data($string, $translate);

48 }

49 }

50 }

 

I have the same problem. Did you find what was causing it or does anyone know what could be causing this?

[imlifu]

No I still haven't sorted out the problem, I think someone must know how to do, pleeeeeeeeeease help!!!

[Andrew Yuen]

Try uncommenting line 42

 

  function tep_output_string($string, $translate = false, $protected = false) {
if ($protected == true) {
  return htmlspecialchars($string);
} else {
  if ($translate == false) {
	return tep_parse_input_field_data($string, array('"' => '"'));
  } else {
	return tep_parse_input_field_data($string, $translate);
  }
}
 }

[imlifu]

Try uncommenting line 42

 

  function tep_output_string($string, $translate = false, $protected = false) {
if ($protected == true) {
  return htmlspecialchars($string);
} else {
  if ($translate == false) {
	return tep_parse_input_field_data($string, array('"' => '"'));
  } else {
	return tep_parse_input_field_data($string, $translate);
  }
}
 }

 

Thank you andrew, after uncommenting in line42, the problem is still there. actually there was no original commenting in line42, after got the error message, I manually add commenting in line 42 as said it got problem. Any more idea?

[♥Monika in Germany]

Hi Shawn,

 

I've seent his before ... please check in phpmyadmin if your orders get a shipping and billing address entry.

[imlifu]

Hi Monika, yes you are right, that's fixed my problem. you are soooooooo smart lady, without your kind help, I can do nothing, :) thanks millions, have a nice day!

[cherven]

Hello,

 

I am having this same problem, how did you fix it?

[sonictrip.net]

Hello,

 

I am having this same problem, how did you fix it?

 

Monika, in phpmyadmin, there are addresses showing up on the orders table but on the order confirmation page, the "Billing Address" and "Delivery Address" are just blank.

 

It must be a problem in general.php, any ideas? This is the second OsC site for this to happen to on me and i cant remember what i did on the last site or where the post is even gone with the solution in it... :o

[sonictrip.net]

Monika, in phpmyadmin, there are addresses showing up on the orders table but on the order confirmation page, the "Billing Address" and "Delivery Address" are just blank.

 

It must be a problem in general.php, any ideas? This is the second OsC site for this to happen to on me and i cant remember what i did on the last site or where the post is even gone with the solution in it... :o

 

Ok, after hours of searching ive finally found out how to fix the address problem. It's a db issue as far as i can tell (although some files have been replaced along the way like general.php orders.php html_output.php) but i think this is the main step to get the addresses showing:

 

If you have a backup of your db (obviously u do) then load it into Word pad or something like that. Copy and paste the info separately for your "customers" table and the "address_book" table and execute the SQL in phpMyAdmin. Make sure you copy the table info and the values info incl. all your customers addresses etc.

 

This should fix the problem! :thumbsup: