" keeps getting turned into "

[pierguy]

Every time someone posts text including ", Photopost displays it as ".

This is a problem, since I run a fishing site and everyone is always posting "I caught a 35" striper this weekend" and so forth.

How can I make sure that when someone types ", it displays as "?

[Chuck S]

Do you have an example?

In my testing I am able to post " in there.

[pierguy]

The same problem happens when some posts an ampersand. Here's an example of the ampersand:

http://www.pierandsurf.com/photopost...php?photo=2360
The line reads: Big & Small ... something is really wrong with this picture ???!

And here's one of the " conversion:
http://www.pierandsurf.com/photopost...php?photo=2359
The line reads: 30" Bluefish weighing 6 1/2#'s caught at LIP on a White/SkyBlue Gotcha Plug!

[Chuck S]

How is it stored in your database? I typed what you did and it displays fine so lets see whats in the database

http://www.reeftalk.com/gallery/show...t=500&ppuser=1

This is what is in my database

30" Bluefish weighing 6 1/2#'s caught at LIP on a White/SkyBlue Gotcha Plug!

The showphoto file converts it with this line

Content visible to verified customers only.

[pierguy]

I can't really tell you how it's stored in my DB. All I know is that people are typing & and " and it's getting converted.

Maybe try uploading something here? http://pierandsurf.com/photopost/

[Chuck S]

well I dont know what to say except maybe add this in showphoto.php

Content visible to verified customers only.

[pierguy]

if ( VB3_ENHANCEDINT == "on" ) $desc = un_htmlspecialchars(convert_markups($desc));
else $desc = convert_returns(convert_markups($desc));

None of the above appears in showphoto.php. The closest thing I can find is:

if ( VB3_ENHANCEDINT == "on" ) $commenttextline = un_htmlspecialchars(convert_markups($commenttextline));
else $commenttextline = convert_returns(convert_markups($commenttextline));

$commenttext[$itemnum] = $commenttextline;

if ( !empty($usig) && $Globals['showsigs'] == "yes" ) {
$usigline = convert_markups($usig);
$commenttext[$itemnum] .= "<br /><br />------------------------------<br />$usigline";

[Chuck S]

Like I stated if your using vbulletin as I am I dont see this issue. Now are you running the latest Photopost or an older one?

[pierguy]

I'm on 5.21. The upgrade was done by someone at your company--in fact, I think you did it. The guy who performed the upgrade was just a little north of me (I'm in Baltimore)

I don't know why you don't understand the problem. I have posted clear examples above of where " and & are being turned into some kind of ASCII gibberish. For instance this photo shows the following text:

30&quot; Bluefish weighing 6 1/2#'s caught at LIP on a White/SkyBlue Gotcha Plug!

30&quot; should read 30"

Try uploading a photo and typing " or & and you'll see what happens.

[Chuck S]

Try downloading 5.3 and update your site. The upgrade instructions are in the doc folder.

If you want to try and patch your file the lines I am talking about for $desc are posted above.

The code block you posted is down the bottom of showphoto.php for the comments. The one you need to find is about the middle do a search for the $desc variable and you will find your lines. They should be as I post above in post 4