Hey guys, I'm not a cgi programmer but I do have to make mods to scripts ocassionally. I've been using UltraEdit32 but I have a feeling that sometimes I still get cr and lf when trying to edit a script. So the question is, what should I be using?

Will

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Will
Webmaster
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http://www.fishhoo.com

Fishoo! Excellent!

Well, you'll probably get a ton of answers to a question like that, but when all is said and done, it's really up to what you feel comfortable with. I started out with Notepad, but I found it a little too basic, so now I use Wordpad. It's simple, but hey, it does the job.

One I've seen recommended for coders is EditPlus www.editplus.com/ . I downloaded it, and it does have some nice features such as highlighting different types of code (like stuff in quotes) and line numbering. That said, I haven't actually used it yet.

Call me old-fashioned...

adam

Thanks for complimenting FishHoo!

I find this all very confusing. From what I have read UltraEdit is supposed to be one of the best editors going and I saw another one called VEDIT recommended, so I downloaded it. I edited a small script with UE, uped it and get the dreaded 500. Made the same changes with VEDIT and it works perfectly. I'm still having a few very small problems with Links. Maybe I need to try VEDIT on them.

Question: What puts in the carriage returns and line feeds and how do you avoid it.


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Will
Webmaster
FishHoo! Search index for Fishermen
http://www.fishhoo.com

Must confess, I was commenting on the name and not the website.

Anyway, you do realise that script have to be uploaded in ascii, not binary, yes? Probably...

Anyway, I decided I'd give this EditPlus a go after posting here, and it seems quite good. It also incorporates a browser (all it does is put it's own GUI on Explorer, like Neoplanet), so with a webserver and Perl installed you can flip backand forth between the script and the pages it generates in a flash, all from one app. Nice touch that. I'm gonna give it a go for a few days.

It's only a meg, so it might be worth a download...

Cheers,
adam

I've been using EditPlus for a while now and the features I've found indispensible are:

1. Syntax coloring.
2. User Tools.

The user tools are especially neat. You can set it up so by pressing <ctrl> 1 it will run 'perl -c' on your program and check it for syntax errors.

As for:


Look for an option like 'File Type' and switch it to Unix. In EditPlus this is in Document->File Format menu.

Cheers,

Alex

I've had some emails about how to setup perl checking on Editplus. Here's what I did:

1. Go to Tools->Configure User Tools
2. Add and call it Perl (Compile)
3. For Command enter:
C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -c

or wherever perl is installed.
4. For argument enter:
"$(FileDir)/$(FileName)"

with quotes.
5. For working directory:
$(FileDir)

and you should be set. I did the same thing again, without the -c so pressing ctrl-1 will compile the script and check for syntax errors, ctrl-2 will actually run it.

Cheers,

Alex

You read my mind, Alex. With all this talk about EditPlus, I finally picked up the newest version and registered it last night. I was unsure about how to add the compiler. Thanks much!


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