Software bug: Convert HTML/XML Entities to Text

[dfhtextpipe]

The filter Convert HTML/XML Entities to Text does not work in TextPipe 10.7.6.

Every HTML entity in my UTF-8 test file became the NUL character!

The attachment HTML XML entities.zip is no longer available

NB. I have therefore just made a workaround using a replace list filter.

HTML XML entities.zip

Zip file contains UTF-8 test file with all 253 entities.

(973 Bytes) Downloaded 10779 times

Aside: I do not recall using this filter in earlier versions of TextPipe, so I have nothing to say about when it first had this bug.

Please fix this bug asap.

David

[dfhtextpipe]

Also, there's a minor issue with the Help for Convert HTML/XML Entities to Text.

When this filter is selected in the filters list, and the context menu option Help for this filter is clicked, the wrong help page is displayed.

David

[dfhtextpipe]

Test convert HTML XML entities to text.zip

Zip file contains my test filter which includes a workaround.

(2.23 KiB) Downloaded 10443 times

[dfhtextpipe]

Please review and respond.

[DataMystic Support]

Thanks David - the help and the filter are fixed for TextPipe 10.8 and the encodings have been updated for the latest unicode.

[dfhtextpipe]

Thanks, Simon.

When is TextPipe 10.8 due to be released?

David

[DataMystic Support]

Aiming for 2 weeks from now.

[dfhtextpipe]

See also http://www.datamystic.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=2501&p=7542&hilit=HTML+entities#p7542

This filter now needs to be updated to provide support for HTML 5.0.

Since HTML 4.0 there are many new entities and some now have aliases, and two have been remapped.

Even more alarming and urgent!
Convert Numeric HTML entities to text has stopped working altogether in TextPipe 11.4

David

[dfhtextpipe]

This issue is probably the one that now requires the most urgent attention.

See my edited recent comments above.

David

[dfhtextpipe]

Hi Simon,

Anything to report on this critical issue and the related one?

David

[DataMystic Support]

Hi David,

This is being prepared for v11.6.

Regards,

Simon

[dfhtextpipe]

Excellent news!

David

[dfhtextpipe]

Was it indeed fixed in version 11.6 ?

[DataMystic Support]

The help notes refer to:

- Updated "Convert HTML/XML Entities to Text" to fully support HTML5, with
~2200 entities now supported.

[dfhtextpipe]

Thanks, Simon.

Happy New Year!

David