FTP and/or UltraEdit added tons of question marks

[henry0]

FTP and/or UltraEdit added tons of question marks

I am not sure of the problem root
I was downloading an index.php file from my server by using FTP to my local folders
Then I opened it by using UltraEdit and to my surprise the whole file came loaded with tons of question marks; really all over the place!
Be advised that I do not have any problem with my site
So I am wondering about the cause
I guess the file is fine on the server and that the transfer caused the effect?
But is FTP or UE responsible for the mess?

I cannot edit anymore with all those question marks

Any input

Regards

Henry

[RobinC]

Provided the ftp client asked for binary (rather than ascii) transfer it'd be identical - if it used ascii mode, then the endlines might change (ie, everything appears on one line, or a blank line between every content line - depending on systems, editors, etc)...

Chances are the thing is using non-ascii characters, and the editor is baulking at them for some reason - try using a different font in it. Other than that, I can't think of any other reason for that effect.

[MonkeeSage]

Also, IIRC, UE32 converts 16bit unicode chars ('wide-byte' chars) to '?'s when editing in ANSI / ASCII format. There is a feature to convert between the different formats somewhere in the (seeming) 10 pages of menus and submenus, mabye give that a shot with UTF-16...then it should understand the 16bit chars (assuming they were preserved if you edited the file and are the cause of the problem).

Jordan

[henry0]

Well, I am very glad although I am not sure if I should feel glad or embarrassed;
both sound correct :) I’ll put it on tiredness (did not stop for 2 full weeks- need some rest-)

I did completely ignored the fact that d-loading from FTP should have been processed by utilizing a binary mode
Thank you for your help

Regards

Henry