Re: Problem uploading (some) HTML files with PL/SQL Gateway

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 23:19:15 -0800
Message-ID: <1075187891.111622_at_yasure>


Mark C. Stock wrote:

> "Daniel Morgan" <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message
> news:1075166240.344209_at_yasure...
> | Mark C. Stock wrote:
> | > It appears that the PL/SQL gateway document upload cannot (or will not)
> | > upload a file that appears to have an HTML anchor in it (although extra
> | > whitespace does spoof it, if indeed, it's rejecting the file on purpose.
> | >
> | > After a lot of testing, I ended up with this fragment of HTML that
> causes
> | > the PL/SQL Gateway upload routine to fail:
> | >
> | > <a href="javascript:alert('set
> all');"><small><em>All</em></small></a></td>
> | >
> | > get rid of the '<' or the '=', and the file loads with no problem.
> | >
> | > Has anybody else experienced this or is anybody aware of any documention
> on
> | > this?
> | >
> | > Or could this be an HTTP issue?
> | >
> | > -- MCS
> |
> | I haven't worked with the tool but what jumps out at me is the single
> | quotes. When performing SQL and PL/SQL statements that involve single
> | quotes we do it this way:
> |
> | SELECT 'I Don''t know' FROM dual;
> |
> | See it that helps.
> |
> | --
> | Daniel Morgan
> | http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/oad/oad_crs.asp
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> | damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
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> |
>
> not even close, daniel -- read the docs ;-)

Not interested ... just thought if a few characters would help I'd offer them up. I have enough work to do without begging for more. But thanks for the kind offer.

-- 
Daniel Morgan
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