Field 'body' in 'note' cannot contain control characters

bipbop · 9 Mar 2020, 06:40 AM

Just wondering what this means? Trying to save a note, but it just reverts to the earlier version of it and the title message pops up at the bottom.

BritTim · 9 Mar 2020, 09:10 AM

I have never seen this message, but it ought to mean that there is a non printable character in your note that FastMail does not allow. Are you trying to enter characters in a foreign language?

JeremyNicoll · 9 Mar 2020, 04:42 PM

Is the OP pasteing in some text from elsewhere? If so it might contain literal tab characters, carriage return or linefeed - all of which are invisible but are classed as 'control characters'.

janusz · 9 Mar 2020, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BritTim

Are you trying to enter characters in a foreign language?

I/m sure you mean non-English...

bipbop · 9 Mar 2020, 07:46 PM

Hi people.

Yes, I am pasting in, but they were straight URLs. When this happened, I made sure there were no weird characters. I deleted all blanks.

Is there maybe a limit to how large the notes can get? It may have been a few hundred lines.

Actually, I checked, and it was a bit over 2000 lines.

BritTim · 10 Mar 2020, 09:18 AM

When pasting the text, did you use Paste (Ctrl-V) or Paste as plain text (Shift-Ctrl-V)? In the former case, there can be invisible formatting control characters that can create problems.

bipbop · 10 Mar 2020, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BritTim

When pasting the text, did you use Paste (Ctrl-V) or Paste as plain text (Shift-Ctrl-V)? In the former case, there can be invisible formatting control characters that can create problems.

OK, I can now replicate it with just one line. When I look at the line in Notepad++, I see the letters FF (marked in white) at the end. So that must be the culprit.

9 Mar 2020, 06:40 AM	#1
bipbop Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 197	Field 'body' in 'note' cannot contain control characters Just wondering what this means? Trying to save a note, but it just reverts to the earlier version of it and the title message pops up at the bottom.

9 Mar 2020, 09:10 AM	#2
BritTim The "e" in e-mail Join Date: May 2003 Location: mostly in Thailand Posts: 3,091	I have never seen this message, but it ought to mean that there is a non printable character in your note that FastMail does not allow. Are you trying to enter characters in a foreign language?

9 Mar 2020, 04:42 PM	#3
JeremyNicoll Essential Contributor Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Scotland Posts: 484	Is the OP pasteing in some text from elsewhere? If so it might contain literal tab characters, carriage return or linefeed - all of which are invisible but are classed as 'control characters'.

9 Mar 2020, 07:46 PM	#5
bipbop Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 197	Hi people. Yes, I am pasting in, but they were straight URLs. When this happened, I made sure there were no weird characters. I deleted all blanks. Is there maybe a limit to how large the notes can get? It may have been a few hundred lines. Actually, I checked, and it was a bit over 2000 lines.

10 Mar 2020, 09:18 AM	#6
BritTim The "e" in e-mail Join Date: May 2003 Location: mostly in Thailand Posts: 3,091	When pasting the text, did you use Paste (Ctrl-V) or Paste as plain text (Shift-Ctrl-V)? In the former case, there can be invisible formatting control characters that can create problems.