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Errrrrrrrrr http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/mad.gif

Typed for 2 hours...only to get...a too many photos message...hit the back button (my only choice)...the post is gone...can't retrieve it.....errrrrr http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/mad.gif

What the *$&%#%~&$* !!!

I don't want to do this again...suggestions please ?

[This message has been edited by Carioca Canuck (edited 01-27-2002).]

I always select the text and hit ctrl-c to copy it before I hit "submit" - I've experienced what you describe often enough to learn the hard way. If you lose it, just bit back, ctrl-v and paste it back in..

You may be keenly aware of this trick - don't mean to insult...

I wasn't aware of this at all...thank you very much for the advice. Next time I'll do this and only use 8 pictures as well.

[This message has been edited by Carioca Canuck (edited 01-27-2002).]

OK....it did it again...with only 4 photos this time !!!!!

I never bothered to save as as I am too tired and plain forgot.....but something is really screwed up as I didn't fool around with the amount of pic's this time.

HELP FT !!!!!!!!!!

Carioca: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif

I'm waiting for your reports, darn it! I'm sorry about your problems.

I take it you are on a PC? I'm on Mac, and I use a freeware product called UBB Writer 2.0 that allows me to write posts with pull-down menus for formatting (including bold, italics, smilies, etc) before I post. Surely this type of product exists for PC? Anyone?

Otherwise, write your trip report in a word processor and save it before posting (or trying to!).

I promise you that you won't do this more than 10 or 12 times, before you remember to quickly select text and copy it before hitting "submit" http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

The same thing frequently happens on Yahoo mail - hit "send" and it goes to a blank page. Grrrr. So I have no comfort to offer other than Blairvanhorn's good suggestion to use a word processor first. Tho I find that cumbersome for relatively small posts, I do recommend it for longer posts..

Sorry http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif

Carioca, is it still doing it to you? We do have the limit set to 8 (UBB default), but it shouldn't have given you an error with only 4.

I've had the blank screen happen to me as well, both here and on other BBs I frequent. I'm with spvii; I copy before posting, just in case. Usually I draft it up in Outlook, for the spell checking, then post it...

That product blair uses sounds pretty sweet. Can you give me the URL for it?

I'll redo part 2 of 3 parts...NO PICS though.......tomorrow.

Dan:

http://home.appleisp.net/~j-gar_co/ubbw.html

for UBB Writer 2.0 (Mac only).

It's nothing fancy, but it's easy to use.