[freeside] String character limits in part_export_option?

[ivan at 420.am]

I'd be more inclined to think the javascript on edit/part_export.cgi is
doing something weird than something with part_export_option

Does everything work as expected using the API?

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_ivan


On Thu, Sep 19, 2002 at 12:38:14AM -0700, James McDonald wrote:
> I am trying to get a custom export configuration working and I'm running
> into a problem. The remote communication between Freeside and the target
> machine is working fine, and I'm able to SSH from the freeside account on
> the server to the root account on the remote machine without using a
> password. I have used the "shellcommands" template as a starting point and
> entered the commands and local variables ($username, etc.) in the
> appropriate fields. The export failed, and in troubleshooting the problem, I
> found that the shell string was clipped about midway through. The original
> string is about 92 characters long. After saving the export, it is cut to
> about 58 characters. I noticed that the cut occurs at a " (quote) character.
> Removing the offending character seems to keep it from happening. I can also
> put the entire string directly into the database and it appears intact when
> I open the record in freeside, but saving the record in freeside causes the
> string to be truncated again. Since the remote command requires double
> quotes around a string, is there any way to enter it into the freeside field
> with some sort of escape character?
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> James
> 

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_ivan