Corrupt htm files downloaded from website
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Corrupt htm files downloaded from website
As a newby using FileZilla 3.0.11.1, coming over from SmartFTP, and responsible for servicing a website, I am finding that I now cannot download 'htm' files without them becoming corrupt. When I click on the file after downloading, I get a page of what looks like Japanese or Chinese text interspersed with a few English words.
When I check the Source file, I find that much of the original text has changed to small vertical rectangles. For example, the downloaded file, like the original, begins with '<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">' but on the next line '<HTML>' has become ''. This problem recurs repeatedly throughout the source file.
This would not appear to be the fault of my computer as a colleague is encountering exactly the same difficulty with his. Is this a bug in the system?
Please help. This is serious problem for us.
Many thanks.
When I check the Source file, I find that much of the original text has changed to small vertical rectangles. For example, the downloaded file, like the original, begins with '<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">' but on the next line '<HTML>' has become ''. This problem recurs repeatedly throughout the source file.
This would not appear to be the fault of my computer as a colleague is encountering exactly the same difficulty with his. Is this a bug in the system?
Please help. This is serious problem for us.
Many thanks.
Re: Corrupt htm files downloaded from website
Try transferring them in binary type.
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Re: Corrupt htm files downloaded from website
Many thanks for your prompt advice. But I really have no idea how to transfer the files in binary type. Could you please explain?
Sorry to be so ignorant.
Sorry to be so ignorant.
Re: Corrupt htm files downloaded from website
Filezilla settings. Transfers-Filetypes, set Default transfer type to 'Binary' and try again.
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Re: Corrupt htm files downloaded from website
It works! Brilliant! Can't thank you enough. But thanks anyway.
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Re: Corrupt htm files downloaded from website
Boco, I received excellent advice from you before. May I resort to your expertise again ?
Here is the problem:
I have a Word file called homonymesfrançais.htm which I can't open on my site
michel-desfayes.org
The htm is
file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Desfayes/Mes%20documents/homonymesfrancais.htm
The URL reads
http://www.michel-desfayes.org/Mes%20documents/Site/homonymesfrancais.html
instead of michel-desfayes.org/homonymes.html
I'm told this file is corrupt. It may have nothing to do with FileZilla. Is there a way to fix the problem without being an expert ?
Regards
MD
Here is the problem:
I have a Word file called homonymesfrançais.htm which I can't open on my site
michel-desfayes.org
The htm is
file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Desfayes/Mes%20documents/homonymesfrancais.htm
The URL reads
http://www.michel-desfayes.org/Mes%20documents/Site/homonymesfrancais.html
instead of michel-desfayes.org/homonymes.html
I'm told this file is corrupt. It may have nothing to do with FileZilla. Is there a way to fix the problem without being an expert ?
Regards
MD
Re: Corrupt htm files downloaded from website
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file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Desfayes/Mes%20documents/homonymesfrancais.htm
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http://www.michel-desfayes.org/Mes%20documents/Site/homonymesfrancais.html
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michel-desfayes.org/homonymes.html
(This thread actually has nothing to do with Filezilla and FTP, so I move to Offtopic.
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Re: Corrupt htm files downloaded from website
hmm it seems like you havent uploaded it properly...i will need to see your site structure to work this one out. this means:
all files and folders in the root folder and all sub directories.
PM it to me so no one else can see it
all files and folders in the root folder and all sub directories.
PM it to me so no one else can see it
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Re: Corrupt htm files downloaded from website
Three years ago, I raised the following problem:
"As a newby using FileZilla 3.0.11.1, coming over from SmartFTP, and responsible for servicing a website, I am finding that I now cannot download 'htm' files without them becoming corrupt. When I click on the file after downloading, I get a page of what looks like Japanese or Chinese text interspersed with a few English words."
Boco suggested I should download in "binary" which solved my problem. The same problem has now reappeared. When I download a page from my website, it appears to be in Chinese. But I can no longer find "binary" on the FileZilla Site Manager.
I should be grateful for your advice.
"As a newby using FileZilla 3.0.11.1, coming over from SmartFTP, and responsible for servicing a website, I am finding that I now cannot download 'htm' files without them becoming corrupt. When I click on the file after downloading, I get a page of what looks like Japanese or Chinese text interspersed with a few English words."
Boco suggested I should download in "binary" which solved my problem. The same problem has now reappeared. When I download a page from my website, it appears to be in Chinese. But I can no longer find "binary" on the FileZilla Site Manager.
I should be grateful for your advice.
Re: Corrupt htm files downloaded from website
While being connected to the server, right click the icon in the status bar like the image shows. Alternatively, find the option in the FileZilla settings.
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Re: Corrupt htm files downloaded from website
Hi boco,boco wrote:translate it.While being connected to the server, right click the icon in the status bar like the image shows. Alternatively, find the option in the FileZilla settings. If someone doesn't know the language, they may have to
I have the same problem with the Chinese characters. I wanted to try your suggestion of setting the transfer type to binary, but I don't see the same menu that you are describing. When I right click, I see Process Queue, Stop and remove all, Action after queue completion. Is it because my version is outdated? I think I downloaded it recently. Can you help me?
Last edited by oncetwice on 2012-10-10 18:52, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Corrupt htm files downloaded from website
No, you just clicked at the wrong place. The icon is in the status bar, and it is only shown while being connected to an FTP server. Too bad the screenshots don't catch the mouse cursor, but it's the icon at the bottom-left end of the menu popup (the second).
Note that feature isn't available for SFTP servers. SFTP transfers through FileZilla are always Binary.
Note that feature isn't available for SFTP servers. SFTP transfers through FileZilla are always Binary.
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