Problem with apostrophe in keywords or description (IPTC)

[ajt]

After some investigations I discovered, that when apostrophe is somewhere in a keyword list or in description field in IPTC header, image disappears after uploading. I tried several times to upload three photos of darts and target, and I managed to do this after changing bull's-eye to bulls-eye  
Editing and inserting apostrophe works without any problem.

And I discovered now, that one of my images is in thepoeticimage portfolio
I think it has something to do with  that ' thing

Regards
ajt

[John]

That's interesting and annoying at the same time..

Thanks for that feedback it's very helpful and I'll resolve the problem as soon as I can...

By the way, you should have your darts image back in your own portfolio now..

Regards

[John]

I just tried it myself with an image with apostrophes in the keywords and I think you are right...

I'm onto this but in the meantime it would be best to remove apostrophes from keywords before uploading.

I'm pleased you identified the probable cause because this will resolve one or two other irritating things at my end

Regards

[ManicBlu]

I will be uploading in a few minutes and will see how things go. I to have had images fail to show up and this is probably the reason. I hope there's no problems with semi-colons since PS automatically adds them in the IPTC data.

BTW John sorry I haven't been around the past few days. I am in the process of a connection upgrade and haven't had a permenant connection.

[ajt]

I just tried it myself with an image with apostrophes in the keywords and I think you are right...

It affects other IPTC fields too. Pictures with apostrophe in Caption field also disappear.

I'm pleased you identified the probable cause because this will resolve one or two other irritating things at my end

As I mentioned some time ago, I like to be a beta tester

Regards
ajt

[elvinstar]

John,  it's a simple matter to fix... simply find the line where it is going to enter the iptc data into the database. If the variable name is for example $title, all you have to do is insert this line of code before the script enters the info into the database: $title = addslashes($title);

That should solve the problem for you!

[elvinstar]

i've added the appropriate code to the upload script. apostrophes should no longer be a problem. please post in this thread if anyone continues to have issues.

[nemosdad]

I had not read this thread and just uploaded image with apostrophes in key words and title.  Image did not appear to upload.  Will try to upload it later without apostrophes.

[nemosdad]

By the way, the system does not seem to accept editing of apostrophe if it appears in a title.

[John]

Can you give more details because I thought that problem had been fixed.

What happens when you try etc. ?

Cheers

[nemosdad]

Hi, John.  I tried to upload an image--"Santa's Hat"--twice last night.  Each time the system removed the apostrophe from the title ("Santas Hat").  Moreover, the image failed to appear on the View/Edit page.  Instead, a square with a red X appears.  When I try to edit the apostrophe back in, the system does not admit the change.  This morning I noticed that, although the image still does not appear on the View/Edit page, it had been approved and did appear among the "Newest Images."  Not one to leave well enough alone, I tried again to edit the apostrophe back into the title.  The system did not accept the apostrophe, and the image (which still does not appear on the View/Edit page) is now listed as "Pending."

I hope this gives you a clue about what's going on with this problem.  Thanks for giving photographers like me a new market for our wares.

[elvinstar]

try it now... i think that i've got the problem solved.

[nemosdad]

Thanks.  Apostrophes have been accepted in title and in keywords.  Image still does not display on View/Edit page.  Red-X image listed as "Pending."  Thanks again.

[John]

Thanks Charles

[nemosdad]

Sorry to report that apostrophe in title was only temporarily accepted.  Apostrophe in keywords is still accepted but apostrophe in title on View/Edit page and on "Newest Photos" page has vanished again.  Back to the think tank. . . .