problem with ftping files

I could not find any other forum that this would belong in, so i posted here lol.

Anyway, i started using a new ftp program, and everytime that I download a file, edit it, then upload it.... it will give me internal server error (yes these are all perl files)

When i first download it, and open in notepad... every place where it should have a break in the line (code goes to next line, a hard return) there is a lil box like thing.

I've tried opening and saving with notepad, wordpad, and wod processor (ok, I knew word processor wouldnt work, but i was desperate)


anyone have any idea as to what could cause this?

What program is it that you are using?

ive used ftp navigator, my ftp, coffeefup ftp 2.0, and ws_ftp

all with the same results


i use notepad for my editing

You aren't downloading in binary are you?

no

I'm betting you're going between unix and windows? line breaks are represented differently on unix, on windows, and Mac OS. So, those little boxes are line endings that your OS doesn't recognise.

Solution: edit on the server? vim and emacs are both decent command line text editors (beware the vim learning curve, though).

another solution: global find/replace your little boxes and an end line. But I'm not sure how it'd work once you put it back up on your server. hope that made sense and will help...