Debugging Help

[jabbawest]

This "&" bug is computer specific and I cannot seem to figure it out.
I have 5 computers at home, all running XP (SP2)

Only two out of the three are showing this bug.
Please go here:
http://minu.me/2wef
There are four items, two on top and two identical in the New Products listing.

Two of my computers are showing the path to the New Products like this:
?main_page=product_info&cPath=8_47&products_id=28, which will take you to a no product found page.

The other three computers show the path as it should be:
?main_page=product_info&cPath=8_47&products_id=28
without the amp;

This is baffling. I've cleared the cache on all the computers, yet I still come up with the same results.
I've check the code but cannot find any errors that could cause this strangeness.

Any ideas??

[DrByte]

The use of & is perfectly appropriate for proper XHTML markup when the system builds clickable links. The browser will properly convert those when clicking, and render the page correctly.

[clydejones]

This "&" bug is computer specific and I cannot seem to figure it out.
I have 5 computers at home, all running XP (SP2)

Only two out of the three are showing this bug.
Please go here:
http://minu.me/2wef
There are four items, two on top and two identical in the New Products listing.

Two of my computers are showing the path to the New Products like this:
?main_page=product_info&cPath=8_47&products_id=28, which will take you to a no product found page.

The other three computers show the path as it should be:
?main_page=product_info&cPath=8_47&products_id=28
without the amp;

This is baffling. I've cleared the cache on all the computers, yet I still come up with the same results.
I've check the code but cannot find any errors that could cause this strangeness.

Any ideas??

I checked the link you provided using (FF, IE7/8, Safari, Opera and Chrome.

I clicked each of the 4 products and was taken to the appropriate product info page at the proper link (?main_page=product_info&cPath=8_47&products_id=28)

[jabbawest]

The use of & is perfectly appropriate for proper XHTML markup when the system builds clickable links. The browser will properly convert those when clicking, and render the page correctly.

Unfortunately, three computers, using the same versions of Firefox and IE are all having this issue. When they click the link with amp;, they go no where.

On these three, when I hover over New Products, they will actually show & in the URL I'm about to click, but the products direct above do not show this.

Again, my other two computers, without this "bug", do not show amp; when hovering over the image, and when clicked, they go directly to the product.

It's really hard to explain.

Two Computers show
main_page=product_info&cPath=8_47
in all four URL's on that page and will proceed to them if clicked.

Three computers show:
main_page=product_info&cPath=8_47
for the New Products URL's
And if they click on that URL, they go to No Products Found.

[DrByte]

Something amuck with those computers then.

[jabbawest]

Something amuck with those computers then.

Here is a screen shot from the HP desktop using IE8.
Sorry, I had the count reversed in my last post, It's two computers with this "bug".
One is a Dell Laptop, the other is an HP Desktop.
I hope this is only a bug for those two but I have my doubts since they share nothing in common, other than a wireless connection, which the three unaffected use as well.

The three unaffected are two more Dell laptops, and a Dell Desktop.
I'm hoping someone outside of my "domain" can replicate this on their box.

[jabbawest]

Ok, I still need some help with this one as I have found a new wrinkle.
I feel like a side-show barker,
Please direct your attention here http://minu.me/2wqp

Hover over an image for a New Addition, they have the correct path without amp;
Now Hover over the linked descriptions for the same, they all have amp; in the url and will find no products when clicked.

This phenomenon only happens when a New Product appears below a category, as is happening on that page.
None of the products on the New Additions only page have the amp; in the url. http://minu.me/2wqq

I'd appreciate any help as this has finally been pinned down to a specific set of circumstances.

Thank you,
Stephen

I created a Special, just to see if it would do the same thing and, it does not.

[DrByte]

Okay, so now you've got it double-encoding things in that centerbox. One or more addons or customizations is breaking it.
Troubleshooting: http://www.zen-cart.com/wiki/index.p...Obscure_Issues

[jabbawest]

Okay, so now you've got it double-encoding things in that centerbox. One or more addons or customizations is breaking it.
Troubleshooting: http://www.zen-cart.com/wiki/index.p...Obscure_Issues

After the recent revelation I had a suspicion that the Single Listing Template Addon might have caused this so, I changed the New Listing from 2 to 3 and amp; went bye-bye. Just for grins, I changed it back to option 2 and the amp; is still gone.
Maybe I just didn't notice the error until now, but I swear it has been a very slow progressing one. Definitely something for users of the SLT and or the Grid Layout mod to keep an eye on.
Admin>Config>Index Listing:
New Listing Template

Set to 1 to use the original listing templates,
2 to use the new index_listing template,
3 to use the Product Listing template.

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Thanks again Dr. Bytes!

Stephen