"Open in external browser..." No Longer Working? - Page 3

The Game · 01-13-2014, 07:39 PM

Chuck what about just doing a system restore to a week or so ago when the problem did not exist. Norton also has an easy solve download option that might help if you still use it. Did you re-installl OOTP yet cuz that seems like it would have taken less time that 47% for a quick scan.

Lukas Berger · 01-13-2014, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by The Game

Chuck what about just doing a system restore to a week or so ago when the problem did not exist.

The system restore is a good suggestion. I had a problem similar to this some time ago and that did the trick.

chucksabr · 01-13-2014, 08:13 PM

I thought about system restore, although as far as I can go back is uninstalling and reinstalling Snagit a few times a couple days ago to try to fix that problem. I can try it though ...

jazzrack · 01-13-2014, 08:31 PM

right about now is when I would be shifting my focus to a system rebuild instead of trying to fix it. unlicensed ootp & whatever else might need that type of thing, back up your most important stuff. and reinstall windows.

windows 7 isn't a destructive process, it just moves your old installation to a windows.old folder and you can just drag your files & folders back to the proper place. you still have to re-install all your programs, but if they are not working right anyway...

Bowtie · 01-13-2014, 08:48 PM

Before he does any system rebuilding, I have replied to his support ticket with an idea that may (yes, fingers crossed) fix this issue.

chucksabr · 01-14-2014, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Bowtie

Before he does any system rebuilding, I have replied to his support ticket with an idea that may (yes, fingers crossed) fix this issue.

Hi, Bowtie, anything new on that idea?

chucksabr · 01-17-2014, 08:01 PM

Just to close the loop on this, I did figure this out.

One of the things I did not try before, was to open one of the other games I have going (but is currently dormant). I did so, and the open in external browser function (OXB) worked. Then I went back to my current English Baseball League (EBL) game, tried OXB there and it still did NOT work.

BUT: the current EBL game I was playing is actually a copy of the master EBL game I am maintaining. I sometimes run a copy of the EBL in case I try something new that ends up screwing something up. By running a copy and maintaining an original, if a screw-up happens, at least I don’t screw up the entire dynasty, and I can start over from the original point. Sort of a "system restore" for the dynasty.

I actually had to create three copies, naming each EBL #1, EBL #2 and EBL #3. I was running EBL #3. It was on that copy OXB wasn’t working.

So what was different about the copy from the original? The only thing I could see is that I had a non-alphanumeric character in the name of the saved game, i.e., the pound sign (#).

So I renamed the game without the # sign—and OXB worked.

I tried opening a couple other dormant games, and OXB worked.

Lastly, I tried one other dormant game, which itself has a # sign in the name of it—and OXB did not work.

The moral of the story: use only alphanumeric characters when naming your games, because you never know what will get effed up.

The Game · 01-17-2014, 08:31 PM

sorry off topic - what is your EBL league?

NYY #23 · 01-17-2014, 08:37 PM

Glad that you got it working, and just for fun I tried to rename an old league with a # and couldn't open in external browser. Opened another league, it worked fine, removed the # and it was working again.

chucksabr · 01-17-2014, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by NYY #23

Glad that you got it working, and just for fun I tried to rename an old league with a # and couldn't open in external browser. Opened another league, it worked fine, removed the # and it was working again.

So whatever you do, don't rename your league "NYY #23".

chucksabr · 01-17-2014, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by The Game

sorry off topic - what is your EBL league?

Syd Thrift · 01-18-2014, 05:02 AM

If you haven't filed this as a bug, PLEASE do so! The fact that you found the issue (and a workaround) should make it easier to fix but it's definitely still a bug! My guess is that the HTML parser isn't properly encoding/decoding URL strings (as you should be able to see by going to virtually any Wikipedia page, the hash sign is used to anchor the browser to different parts of the page - in the Wiki example if you click on the table of contents and look at your URL you'll see something like en.wikipedia.org/Yak_Butter.html#Bellevue - that means that you are looking at the Yak Butter page in Wiki but are pointed towards the "Bellevue" part of the page).

endgame · 01-18-2014, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift

If you haven't filed this as a bug, PLEASE do so! The fact that you found the issue (and a workaround) should make it easier to fix but it's definitely still a bug! My guess is that the HTML parser isn't properly encoding/decoding URL strings (as you should be able to see by going to virtually any Wikipedia page, the hash sign is used to anchor the browser to different parts of the page - in the Wiki example if you click on the table of contents and look at your URL you'll see something like en.wikipedia.org/Yak_Butter.html#Bellevue - that means that you are looking at the Yak Butter page in Wiki but are pointed towards the "Bellevue" part of the page).

Yeah, this one's very intriguing and the findings should be reported back to Andreas, chuck. Congratulations on not only the fix, but discovering the cause of the problem. Never would have suspected that one.

chucksabr · 01-18-2014, 04:04 PM

I've been in touch with Galen on it the whole time and he's aware of the situation.

01-13-2014, 07:39 PM	#41
The Game Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Inside The Game Posts: 30,807	Chuck what about just doing a system restore to a week or so ago when the problem did not exist. Norton also has an easy solve download option that might help if you still use it. Did you re-installl OOTP yet cuz that seems like it would have taken less time that 47% for a quick scan. __________________ Go today don't wait for tomorrow It isn't promised, all the time you get borrowed Don't live your life for other people Don't bottle your emotions till they crack and fill a couple just sorrows Take your mind and refocus go get a paper write your goals out Throw your middle fingers to all your haters "Stay Strong"

01-13-2014, 08:13 PM	#43
chucksabr Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: In the canyons of your mind Posts: 3,172	I thought about system restore, although as far as I can go back is uninstalling and reinstalling Snagit a few times a couple days ago to try to fix that problem. I can try it though ... __________________ The (English) Baseball League (est. 1888): A History The 1932 Season is Underway Dynasty Mission \| Creation Story \| Subscribe 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 (Great War Hiatus) 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 The OOTP Interview about the Baseball League

01-13-2014, 08:31 PM	#44
jazzrack Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: still kicking Posts: 3,229 Blog Entries: 25	right about now is when I would be shifting my focus to a system rebuild instead of trying to fix it. unlicensed ootp & whatever else might need that type of thing, back up your most important stuff. and reinstall windows. windows 7 isn't a destructive process, it just moves your old installation to a windows.old folder and you can just drag your files & folders back to the proper place. you still have to re-install all your programs, but if they are not working right anyway... __________________ . "Never confuse composure for ease" Was once Head Cheese of Corporate League Baseball Last edited by jazzrack; 01-13-2014 at 08:33 PM.

01-13-2014, 08:48 PM	#45
Bowtie All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,316	Before he does any system rebuilding, I have replied to his support ticket with an idea that may (yes, fingers crossed) fix this issue. __________________

01-17-2014, 08:01 PM	#47
chucksabr Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: In the canyons of your mind Posts: 3,172	Just to close the loop on this, I did figure this out. One of the things I did not try before, was to open one of the other games I have going (but is currently dormant). I did so, and the open in external browser function (OXB) worked. Then I went back to my current English Baseball League (EBL) game, tried OXB there and it still did NOT work. BUT: the current EBL game I was playing is actually a copy of the master EBL game I am maintaining. I sometimes run a copy of the EBL in case I try something new that ends up screwing something up. By running a copy and maintaining an original, if a screw-up happens, at least I don’t screw up the entire dynasty, and I can start over from the original point. Sort of a "system restore" for the dynasty. I actually had to create three copies, naming each EBL #1, EBL #2 and EBL #3. I was running EBL #3. It was on that copy OXB wasn’t working. So what was different about the copy from the original? The only thing I could see is that I had a non-alphanumeric character in the name of the saved game, i.e., the pound sign (#). So I renamed the game without the # sign—and OXB worked. I tried opening a couple other dormant games, and OXB worked. Lastly, I tried one other dormant game, which itself has a # sign in the name of it—and OXB did not work. The moral of the story: use only alphanumeric characters when naming your games, because you never know what will get effed up. __________________ The (English) Baseball League (est. 1888): A History The 1932 Season is Underway Dynasty Mission \| Creation Story \| Subscribe 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 (Great War Hiatus) 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 The OOTP Interview about the Baseball League

01-17-2014, 08:31 PM	#48
The Game Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Inside The Game Posts: 30,807	sorry off topic - what is your EBL league? __________________ Go today don't wait for tomorrow It isn't promised, all the time you get borrowed Don't live your life for other people Don't bottle your emotions till they crack and fill a couple just sorrows Take your mind and refocus go get a paper write your goals out Throw your middle fingers to all your haters "Stay Strong"

01-17-2014, 08:37 PM	#49
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112 Blog Entries: 17	Glad that you got it working, and just for fun I tried to rename an old league with a # and couldn't open in external browser. Opened another league, it worked fine, removed the # and it was working again.

01-18-2014, 04:04 PM	#54
chucksabr Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: In the canyons of your mind Posts: 3,172	I've been in touch with Galen on it the whole time and he's aware of the situation. __________________ The (English) Baseball League (est. 1888): A History The 1932 Season is Underway Dynasty Mission \| Creation Story \| Subscribe 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 (Great War Hiatus) 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 The OOTP Interview about the Baseball League