Fatal Error while Posting an Article
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I posted my first article today using the article submission wizard. Unfortunately, I got a fatal error when I pressed the "submit" button. I got a cute screen that said, "Something bad happened ... ." There was a reference to "invalid view state". I can't get back to my article. I hope that you haven't lost it. I'd like to see it online and have a chance to make any edits that I missed while composing. I appreciate any help I can get.
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I posted my first article today using the article submission wizard. Unfortunately, I got a fatal error when I pressed the "submit" button. I got a cute screen that said, "Something bad happened ... ." There was a reference to "invalid view state". I can't get back to my article. I hope that you haven't lost it. I'd like to see it online and have a chance to make any edits that I missed while composing. I appreciate any help I can get.
I can see an article that's been started but it has no content. An invalid viewstate error is caused when you load a page, that page is changed on the server, then you submit the page. What the server expects and what you send it are different. However, this only happens during site updates and we've not updated for a couple of days. It can also be caused if you have add-ins in your browser that somehow modify the HTML of the page. Unfortunately you're going to have to resubmit. We are in the process of beta testing a new submission system that regularly auto-saves, for just these types of issues.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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I posted my first article today using the article submission wizard. Unfortunately, I got a fatal error when I pressed the "submit" button. I got a cute screen that said, "Something bad happened ... ." There was a reference to "invalid view state". I can't get back to my article. I hope that you haven't lost it. I'd like to see it online and have a chance to make any edits that I missed while composing. I appreciate any help I can get.
For the record it is always best to create your article on your local PC and then use the completed document in the submission wizard.
Unrequited desire is character building. OriginalGriff I'm sitting here giving you a standing ovation - Len Goodman
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I can see an article that's been started but it has no content. An invalid viewstate error is caused when you load a page, that page is changed on the server, then you submit the page. What the server expects and what you send it are different. However, this only happens during site updates and we've not updated for a couple of days. It can also be caused if you have add-ins in your browser that somehow modify the HTML of the page. Unfortunately you're going to have to resubmit. We are in the process of beta testing a new submission system that regularly auto-saves, for just these types of issues.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
I wrote the article off line, but I did all of the editing on line. Since it was my first time creating a significant document in HTML, I spent about 6 hours doing the editing. I'll see if I can recreate the formatting in Visual Studio so that I can resubmit the article. I tried using an off-line editor from the CodeProject site, but it is quite old and wouldn't allow me to open an existing HTML file. Thanks for your quick response. By the way, the partial article was not visible at the time of my original posting, but I can see it now.
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I wrote the article off line, but I did all of the editing on line. Since it was my first time creating a significant document in HTML, I spent about 6 hours doing the editing. I'll see if I can recreate the formatting in Visual Studio so that I can resubmit the article. I tried using an off-line editor from the CodeProject site, but it is quite old and wouldn't allow me to open an existing HTML file. Thanks for your quick response. By the way, the partial article was not visible at the time of my original posting, but I can see it now.
Ronald M. Martin wrote:
I wrote the article off line, but I did all of the editing on line. Since it was my first time creating a significant document in HTML, I spent about 6 hours doing the editing.
Ok, piece of advice from a guy who's written lots of articles. NEVER do this. Always, always use an offline editor (anything from Notepad to Blend to Frontpage).
Regards, Nish
My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com
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For the record it is always best to create your article on your local PC and then use the completed document in the submission wizard.
Unrequited desire is character building. OriginalGriff I'm sitting here giving you a standing ovation - Len Goodman
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I wrote the article off line, but I did all of the editing on line. Since it was my first time creating a significant document in HTML, I spent about 6 hours doing the editing. I'll see if I can recreate the formatting in Visual Studio so that I can resubmit the article. I tried using an off-line editor from the CodeProject site, but it is quite old and wouldn't allow me to open an existing HTML file. Thanks for your quick response. By the way, the partial article was not visible at the time of my original posting, but I can see it now.
We are more than happy to do the formatting for you. Just send it to submit@codeproject.com (or use the submission form[^]) and one of the editors will give it some serious TLC.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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Unrequited desire is character building. OriginalGriff I'm sitting here giving you a standing ovation - Len Goodman