[ic] Error Messages:

[Nathan Young]

> One of my apparent problems is that my IC is pre installed on my
> website by my hosting service, which means to alter anything in IC
> I am using an FTP client to download the item, and then using a
> windows based PC to alter / edit templates, pages etc, and then
> re uploading them. I have to be careful how I change things as the
> windows editors often insist on altering the format of items so
> that when they are uploaded, they don't work properly or
> give unexpected results.  Editing the catalog being one of the
> hardest to do.

I work this way a lot, the main downside of virtual hosting.  Actually
it's saved my but a number of times since anything I do is instantly
backed up when I upload it!

You can get around most of your problems (aside from the inconvenience)
by doing two things:  First, make sure your ftp client is transferring
in binary mode (ascii mode will translate line endings which you don't
want unless both are unix machines). Second is to use a good text
editor.  I can recommend textpad:

http://textpad.com

It will preserve UNIX, PC or mac line breaks (whatever your file was in
originally).  It super easy to use, but can do neat stuff like search
and replace with regular expressions, record actions into macros, etc. 
Other people may recommend other editors.  Really anything that
preserves the original line breaks your file came with will work
(notepad and wordpad do not).

---------------->Nathan

Garry wrote:
> 
> One of my apparent problems is that my IC is pre installed on my website by
> my hosting service, which means to alter anything in IC I am using an FTP
> client to download the item, and then using a windows based PC to alter /
> edit templates, pages etc, and then re uploading them. I have to be careful
> how I change things as the windows editors often insist on altering the
> format of items so that when they are uploaded, they don't work properly or
> give unexpected results.  Editing the catalog being one of the hardest to
> do.
> 
> I wanted to change the locale to appear to be in the UK.  I have tried
> several unsuccesful methods, the biggest problem being with the error
> messages on the checkout page.
> 
> What I have done, with a degree of success, (and what has seemed to be the
> best option so far) is changed the US Label from "United States" to "United
> Kingdom", removed the option to be able to choose "Canada" or "Other", and
> got the Checkout to look up UK Counties instead of US States.  This works
> extremely well apart from the error message system, which will not accept a
> UK Postcode: The error message indicating that the postcode entered is not a
> valid US or Canada Code, and in that, it is correct.
> 
> Someone told me where to look to change the format of the postcode, but,
> given the method by which I have to modify IC - and my limited knowledge of
> how the program works, I simply didn't understand what I was being told.
> 
> Is there a simple manner in which I can modify IC to accept a different type
> of postcode (zip) whilst thinking it is still in the US? (UK postcodes look
> like this: (eg) BD22 5HU, or W1 5ES).  Or alternatively, just have the error
> checker see at least the first 2 or 3 characters of the postcode field to
> accept it?
> 
> This is just about the last hurdle I have with IC, in the last 6 weeks I
> will have gone from total thicko, to enlightened idiot !
> 
> cheers
> 
> Garry
> 
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Nathan Young
N. C. Young Design
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