Page 1 of 2
Outlook Drag&Drop, Commas in email subject convert to sp
Posted: 11 Jan 2007 11:33
by lukescammell
As the title says, with Outlook Drag&Drop, commas in the email subject are converted to spaces when dropped. Any chance of keeping them as commas?
Re: Outlook Drag&Drop, Commas in email subject convert t
Posted: 12 Jan 2007 06:26
by admin
lukescammell wrote:As the title says, with Outlook Drag&Drop, commas in the email subject are converted to spaces when dropped. Any chance of keeping them as commas?
I guess you have the problem in WE.
It relates to the solution to this:
http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic. ... 0046#10046
because this solution have you that problem!
All I could do is keep the commas when a
single object is dropped. But when multi stuff is dropped at once, I have to use the data where the commas are lost. Your choice...
Posted: 12 Jan 2007 10:19
by lukescammell
*Personally* I'd like to have it on single ones until you can find a way to do it on multiples as I believe in your superior coding skills Don
But I worry about the inconsistency for everyone else... Perhaps this could be a silent option?
Posted: 12 Jan 2007 12:49
by admin
Mind you, I tried it with Outlook and dragged multiple comma-having attachments onto XY and the commas were not removed!
So, how do you drag drop attachments?
Posted: 12 Jan 2007 15:15
by lukescammell
I've not tried it with attachments yet. I was just referring to d&ding emails. I'll check attachments if you want?
Posted: 12 Jan 2007 20:51
by admin
lukescammell wrote:I've not tried it with attachments yet. I was just referring to d&ding emails. I'll check attachments if you want?
No, uh ... Why did I do it with attachments??

I need some sleep... Just forget it.
Posted: 17 Jan 2007 09:53
by admin
lukescammell wrote:I've not tried it with attachments yet. I was just referring to d&ding emails. I'll check attachments if you want?
Okay, here is where I got that attachments idea from -- from you:
"Select two or more attachments..."
Cf.
http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic. ... 0046#10046
Now, again my question: How do you select and drag attachments?
Posted: 17 Jan 2007 12:03
by lukescammell
- Click attachment in Outlook to select it
- click and hold
- drag to XY
- release.
If there are multiple ones:
- Click first attachment in Outlook to select it
- hold SHIFT down
- click last attachment in Outlook to select them all
- click and hold
- drag to XY
- release.
Posted: 19 Jan 2007 10:29
by admin
Fixed!
Posted: 19 Jan 2007 12:56
by lukescammell
Indeed it is, thanks! I knew you had it in you Don
But (and you *knew* this was coming), I've found another bug along the same lines! I've found that it strips out multiplication signs!
For instance, I had an email with the subject "Business Cards, 4×500" and the name when I had dragged and dropped was "2007-01-05_13-15, Business Cards, .msg"
4×500 <-- that isn't an x it's a × = ALT+(0,2,1,5). I'm going to assume that other characters like this will cause a similar problem. Any chance of a further fix?

Posted: 19 Jan 2007 17:54
by admin
lukescammell wrote:Indeed it is, thanks! I knew you had it in you Don
But (and you *knew* this was coming), I've found another bug along the same lines! I've found that it strips out multiplication signs!
For instance, I had an email with the subject "Business Cards, 4×500" and the name when I had dragged and dropped was "2007-01-05_13-15, Business Cards, .msg"
4×500 <-- that isn't an x it's a × = ALT+(0,2,1,5). I'm going to assume that other characters like this will cause a similar problem. Any chance of a further fix?

Tried hard but cuold not repro this. The x is not the problem. What's your name template for outlook drops?
Posted: 19 Jan 2007 19:28
by lukescammell
<date yyyy-mm-dd_hh-nn>, <subject>
Posted: 20 Jan 2007 06:13
by admin
lukescammell wrote:<date yyyy-mm-dd_hh-nn>, <subject>
Works without problem.
Posted: 23 Jan 2007 14:57
by admin
lukescammell wrote:But (and you *knew* this was coming), I've found another bug along the same lines! I've found that it strips out multiplication signs!
For instance, I had an email with the subject "Business Cards, 4×500" and the name when I had dragged and dropped was "2007-01-05_13-15, Business Cards, .msg"
Should be fixed now. The source of the problem was the
quoted-printable encoding of these higher ASCII characters in 7-bit emails in evil conjunction with a
line break within the subject field of the message header! No problem for Donald...

Posted: 23 Jan 2007 15:21
by lukescammell

That sounds completely insane. I shall test and report back
