Re: Problem with some dia files on windows

[James McDonald <james jamesmcdonald id au>]

Clyde Roby wrote:
> > I have just discovered an issue with some of my text objects below
> > is a string that will not open in dia 94 and 96.1-3&4. The
> > resolution was to open the file in a text editor and delete the
> > newlines to make the string occur on one line. This allowed me to
> > open the diagram.
> >
> >  From this:
> >       <dia:attribute name="text">
> >         <dia:composite type="text">
> >           <dia:attribute name="string">
> >             <dia:string>#APF Workstation
> > with 2 NIC's
> > 1 on HMI network
> > the other on APF data network#</dia:string>
> >           </dia:attribute>
> >           <dia:attribute name="font">
> >             <dia:font family="sans" style="0" name="Helvetica"/>
> >           </dia:attribute>
> >
> > Change the dia:string line to this:
> > <dia:string>#APF Workstation with 2 NIC's 1 on HMI network the other
> > on APF data network#</dia:string>
> >
> > OS: Windows XP Pro SP2
> > Dia versions: 0.94 , dia-setup-0.96.1-3.exe & dia-setup-0.96.1-4.exe
> >     
>
> I use multi-line text strings all the time.  The problem I've
> encountered usually are characters that were included in the
> original file using a non-text based editor.  I would suggest
> that the single-quote above is the culprit.  Try removing it
> and open the diagram again.
>
>   
That was my first suspicion because usually unmatched quotes stuff up 
programming languages but deleting it, (the single quote/s) didn't 
resolve it.

Deleting the new lines did.