Editing file through Filezilla gives unreadable content

vtxyzzy · Post by **vtxyzzy** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 11:40 pm

When I set Zeus as the custom editor in Filezilla, and click 'View/Edit' on a remote file, it opens in Zeus with black background and unreadable red text.

If I copy the file to my PC with Filezilla, and then open it in Zeus, it opens normally.

Any clues why?

Post by **jussij** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 12:42 am

Any clues why?

I have never Filezilla but I am assuming it is a tool that downloads a remote file and then starts a tool to view the file and in this case you have configured it to run Zeus to view the file.

So Filezilla will have called Zeus passing the name of the file to be loaded via the command line.

The name of that file will be shown in the Zeus title bar.

You could also copy the name of that file to the clipboard using the Macros, Copy file name to clipboard menu.

So I would copy the file name to clipboard and then try opening the file using another editor like Notepad.

I suspect you will see the same result, which would then mean the configuration of the Filezilla command line that is starting Zeus is not correct.

What happens if you configure Filezilla to open the file in Notepad.exe

If that works, what command line do you use to make that configuration

Cheers Jussi

vtxyzzy · Post by **vtxyzzy** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 2:06 pm

Filezilla is an ftp program.

I have tried editing the same file with these programs (command line in parentheses):

emacs (C:\sys\emacs\wemacs64\emacs-bin-w64-20140710\emacs\bin\runemacs.exe)

notepad++ ("C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe")

wordpad ("C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows NT\Accessories\wordpad.exe")

notepad (C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe)

Zeus ("C:\Program Files (x86)\Zeus-3.97j\zeus.exe")

All functioned normally except Zeus, both when run directly from Filezilla and when opening the temporary file downloaded by Filezilla.

Post by **jussij** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 11:20 pm

But what is the full command line

This command line doesn't contain any file information (other than the exe file):

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"C:\Program Files (x86)\Zeus-3.97j\zeus.exe"

What is the full command line you enter into the Filezilla program into the editor configuration section of that program

Also what is the corresponding full command line that you enter into Filezilla for something like Notepad++

It can't be just this:

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"C:\Program Files (x86)\Zeus-3.97j\zeus.exe"

Otherwise how is Zeus meant to know what file to load

Also as asked before what is the file name shown in the Zeus title

If you want to get to the bottom of this configuration issue please make sure you give answers to all the question not just some of them.

Cheers Jussi

vtxyzzy · Post by **vtxyzzy** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 12:05 am

I did give you the complete command line from Filezilla for every test case. That is all there is - no more!

The path from the Zeus title bar is this:

c:/Users/Mac/AppData/Local/Temp/fz3temp-1/header.php

vtxyzzy · Post by **vtxyzzy** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 12:07 am

And, just to be clear, if I open that file from every other editor, it opens correctly.

Post by **jussij** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 12:45 am

I did a quick Google search and based on this link: http://trac.filezilla-project.org/ticket/8338

All I can suggest is trying this as the Zeus command line:

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"C:\Program Files (x86)\Zeus-3.97j\zeus.exe" -s

But if that does not work then I'm lost for ideas

Cheers Jussi

vtxyzzy · Post by **vtxyzzy** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 12:48 am

Jussi, I don't believe that you will be able to solve this problem. I know how difficult it is to debug a problem when you cannot reproduce it yourself.

I thought that I could email you a copy of the file so you could see the problem. However, I emailed myself a copy, saved it to my PC, and it opens fine. So, I can't even get you a copy of the file that will show the problem.

I was hoping that the symptoms would be familiar to you or someone on the forums, but if not, I guess I'll have to work around it somehow.

Thanks anyway.

Post by **jussij** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:08 am

I know how difficult it is to debug a problem when you cannot reproduce it yourself.

And since I don't actually have Filezilla installed, short of downloading, installing and finally setting up Filezilla I have next to no chance of replicating that bug

But this is my guess as to what Filezilla is doing.

You told me this is the name of the file in the title:

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c:/Users/Mac/AppData/Local/Temp/fz3temp-1/header.php

That indicates to me that Filezilla has created a temp file and then it use the Zeus command line you configured to try and start Zeus passing it that temp file.

So this indicates to me it would run this command:

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"C:\Program Files (x86)\Zeus-3.97j\zeus.exe" c:/Users/Mac/AppData/Local/Temp/fz3temp-1/header.php

Now if Zeus is currently running that command line is not going to work.

If Zeus is not running that command line should work.

Now if you are saying that is Zeus is not running and when you click on a file in Filezilla it opens this file in Zeus and it displays as rubbish:

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c:/Users/Mac/AppData/Local/Temp/fz3temp-1/header.php

then as I mentioned earlier this is also easy enough to check.

Just replicate the issue and leave Zeus running and with the file displaying as rubbish, use the macro menu to copy the full file name into the clipboard.

Then with Zeus still running open that exact same file (using the clipboard) in any other editor like notepad. You could even open it in a second copy of Zeus using this command line:

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"C:\Program Files (x86)\Zeus-3.97j\zeus.exe" -s c:/Users/Mac/AppData/Local/Temp/fz3temp-1/header.php

I find it difficult to believe that this test will show Zeus displaying the file as rubbish where as Notepad will be display the text just fine.

My guess is they will be both displaying the same rubbish file.

But as I said above, I can't run these tests as I don't have the software installed, so I rely 100% on you feedback.

Cheers Jussi

vtxyzzy · Post by **vtxyzzy** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:35 am

I have already done exactly as you suggested:

* Sent the file from Filezilla to Zeus where it displayed incorrectly.
* While the file was still open in Zeus, opened the file in another editor.

It opens fine in the other editors while still displaying incorrectly in Zeus.

Post by **jussij** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:55 am

With this file open and displaying wrong in Zeus:

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c:/Users/Mac/AppData/Local/Temp/fz3temp-1/header.php

Do a File Save As and save it to this file:

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c:/Users/Mac/AppData/Local/Temp/header.php

Now if you close Zeus and then start Zeus again and open this file:

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c:/Users/Mac/AppData/Local/Temp/header.php

The file should still be displaying as wrong.

Is that the case

Cheers Jussi

vtxyzzy · Post by **vtxyzzy** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 2:00 am

That did not happen. When I open the saved file, it opens normally.

Post by **jussij** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 2:03 am

That did not happen. When I open the saved file, it opens normally.

There is definitely some very weird going on

Can you send me a picture of the broken file and a picture of the save as file

My e-mail is in the bottom left corner.

Cheers Jussi

vtxyzzy · Post by **vtxyzzy** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 2:05 am

It seems to have something to do with the command sent by Filezilla. If I just close Zeus, start again and edit the same file, it appears correctly.

Is there any way I can see the exact command sent to Zeus?

vtxyzzy · Post by **vtxyzzy** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 2:27 am

Some good news. I have found a way around the problem.

Before, I had configured Filezilla to 'Use custom editor' and entered the command line I showed earlier.

If I configure to "Use system's default editor", I get the correct results (I have Zeus set as the default).

I would say this problem is resolved.

Thanks, Jussi, for your attention to this weird problem and for a wonderful editor.