KB-1489 The extract() function is unable to handle HTML line breaks

Parmida Borhani — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 03:33:23 GMT

Current Revision posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Parmida Borhani on 7/23/2018 3:33:23 AM

Symptoms

The extract() function is unable to handle the HTML line break tags: ,  , and <div> (as well as ). It parses them as line breaks and does not return the characters.

For example:
extract("Text", "<", ">") returns nothing. It should return "p" and "/p".

Cause

This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is AN-96094.

Action

The relevant action depends on the requirement.

Use the substitute() function to replace specific HTML tags. To remove them, substitute the values for an empty string. For example:
substitute(substitute("Text","",""), "", "")
would remove both the and tags.
Or use the toHtml() function which allows for the preservation of the tags in plain text while handling the string as is:
extract(toHtml("Text"), "<", ">")

Affected Versions

This article affects Appian 16.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: January 2018

Tags: known issues, functions, application design, open issues

KB-1489 The extract() function is unable to handle HTML line breaks

Parmida Borhani — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 22:59:29 GMT

Revision 10 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Parmida Borhani on 2/1/2018 10:59:29 PM

Symptoms

The extract() function is unable to handle the HTML line break tags: ,  , and <div> (as well as ). It parses them as line breaks and does not return the characters.

For example:
extract("Text", "<", ">") returns nothing. It should return "p" and "/p".

Cause

This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is AN-96094.

Action

The relevant action depends on the requirement.

Use the substitute() function to replace specific HTML tags. To remove them, substitute the values for an empty string. For example:
substitute(substitute("Text","",""), "", "")
would remove both the and tags.
Or use the toHtml() function which allows for the preservation of the tags in plain text while handling the string as is:
extract(toHtml("Text"), "<", ">")

Affected Versions

This article affects Appian 16.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: January 2018

Tags: known issues, functions, open issues

KB-1489 - The extract() function is unable to handle HTML line breaks

Parmida Borhani — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 17:58:25 GMT

Revision 9 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Parmida Borhani on 2/1/2018 5:58:25 PM

Symptoms

The extract() function is unable to handle the HTML line break tags: ,  , and <div> (as well as ). It parses them as line breaks and does not return the characters.

For example:
extract("Text", "<", ">") returns nothing. It should return "p" and "/p".

Cause

This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is AN-96094.

Action

The relevant action depends on the requirement.

Use the substitute() function to replace specific HTML tags. To remove them, substitute the values for an empty string. For example:
substitute(substitute("Text","",""), "", "")
would remove both the and tags.
Or use the toHtml() function which allows for the preservation of the tags in plain text while handling the string as is:
extract(toHtml("Text"), "<", ">")

Affected Versions

This article affects Appian 16.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: January 2018

Tags: known issues, functions, open issues

DRAFT KB-XXXX - The extract() function is unable to handle HTML line breaks

Taylor Park — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 07:08:38 GMT

Revision 8 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Taylor Park on 2/1/2018 7:08:38 AM

Symptoms

The extract() function is unable to handle the HTML line break tags: ,  , and <div> (as well as ). It parses them as line breaks and does not return the characters.

For example:
extract("Text", "<", ">") returns nothing. It should return "p" and "/p".

Cause

This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is AN-96094.

Action

The relevant action depends on the requirement.

Use the substitute() function to replace specific HTML tags. To remove them, substitute the values for an empty string. For example:
substitute(substitute("Text","",""), "", "")
would remove both the and tags.
Or use the toHtml() function which allows for the preservation of the tags in plain text while handling the string as is:
extract(toHtml("Text"), "<", ">")

Affected Versions

This article affects Appian 16.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: January 2018

Tags: known issues, functions, open issues

DRAFT KB-XXXX - The extract() function is unable to handle HTML line breaks

Taylor Park — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 07:35:25 GMT

Revision 7 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Taylor Park on 1/29/2018 7:35:25 AM

Symptoms

The extract() function is unable to handle the HTML line break tags: ,  , and <div> (as well as ). It parses them as line breaks and does not return the characters.

For example:
extract("Text", "<", ">") returns nothing. It should return "p" and "/p".

Cause

This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is AN-96094.

Action

The relevant action depends on the requirement.

Use the substitute() function to replace specific HTML tags. To remove them, substitute the values for an empty string. For example:
substitute(substitute("Text","",""), "", "")
would remove both the and tags.
Or use the toHtml() function which allows for the preservation of the tags in plain text while handling the string as is:
extract(toHtml("Text"), "<", ">")

Affected Versions

This article affects Appian 16.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: January 2018

Tags: known issues, functions, open issues

DRAFT KB-XXXX - The extract() function is unable to handle HTML line breaks

Taylor Park — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 08:01:52 GMT

Revision 6 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Taylor Park on 1/25/2018 8:01:52 AM

Symptoms

The extract() function is unable to handle the HTML line break tags: ,  , and <div> (as well as ). It parses them as line breaks and does not return the characters.

For example:
extract("Text", "<", ">") returns nothing. It should return "p" and "/p".

Cause

This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is AN-96094.

Action

Depending on the requirement:
Use the substitute() function to replace specific HTML tags. To remove them, substitute the values for an empty string. For example:
substitute(substitute("Text","",""), "", "")
would remove both the and tags.

Or use the toHtml() function which allows for the preservation of the tags in plain text while handling the string as is:
extract(toHtml("Text"), "<", ">")

Affected Versions

This article affects Appian 16.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: January 2018

Tags: known issues, functions, open issues

DRAFT KB-XXXX - The extract() function is unable to handle HTML line breaks

Taylor Park — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 08:00:32 GMT

Revision 5 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Taylor Park on 1/25/2018 8:00:32 AM

Symptoms

The extract() function is unable to handle the HTML line break tags: ,  , and <div> (as well as ). It parses them as line breaks and does not return the characters.

For example:
extract("Text", "<", ">") returns nothing. It should return "p" and "/p".

Cause

This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is AN-96094.

Action

Depending on the requirement:
Use the substitute() function to replace specific HTML tags. To remove them, substitute the values for an empty string. For example:

substitute(substitute("Text","",""), "", "")

would remove both the and tags.

Or use the toHtml() function which allows for the preservation of the tags in plain text while handling the string as is:

extract(toHtml("Text"), "<", ">")

Affected Versions

This article affects Appian 16.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: January 2018

Tags: known issues, functions, open issues

DRAFT KB-XXXX - The extract() function is unable to handle HTML line breaks

Parmida Borhani — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 01:18:42 GMT

Revision 4 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Parmida Borhani on 1/15/2018 1:18:42 AM

Symptoms

The extract() function is unable to handle the HTML line break tags: ,  , and <div> (as well as ). It parses them as line breaks and does not return the characters.

For example:
extract("Text", "<", ">") works correctly. It returns "b" and "/b".
extract("Text", "<", ">") returns nothing. It should return "p" and "/p".
extract("<div>Text</div>", "<", ">") returns "/div", but not "div".
extract("<>Text", "<", ">") returns a line break instead of the text "".

Cause

This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is AN-96094.

Action

Use the substitute() function to replace specific HTML tags. To remove them, substitute the values for an empty string.

For example:
substitute(substitute("Text","",""), "", "") would remove both the  and  tags.

Additionally, the reduce() function can be used to strip all the undesired HTML characters, as shown below:
reduce(
fn!substitute(_, _, ""),
ri!text,
{"", "", " ", "<div>", "</div>"}
)

Affected Versions

This article affects Appian 16.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: January 2018

Tags: known issues, functions, open issues

DRAFT KB-XXXX - The extract() function is unable to handle HTML line breaks

Parmida Borhani — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 01:15:39 GMT

Revision 3 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Parmida Borhani on 1/15/2018 1:15:39 AM

Symptoms

The extract() function is unable to handle the HTML line break tags: ,  , and <div> (as well as ). It parses them as line breaks and does not return the characters.

Cause

This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is AN-96094.

Action

Use the substitute() function to replace specific HTML tags. To remove them, substitute the values for an empty string.

For example:
substitute(substitute("Text","",""), "", "") would remove both the  and  tags.

Affected Versions

This article affects Appian 16.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: January 2018

Tags: functions, open issues

DRAFT KB-XXXX - The extract() function is unable to handle HTML line breaks

Parmida Borhani — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 01:13:35 GMT

Revision 2 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Parmida Borhani on 1/15/2018 1:13:35 AM

Symptoms

The extract() function is unable to handle the HTML line break tags: ,  , and <div> (as well as ). It parses them as line breaks and does not return the characters.

For example:
extract("Text", "<", ">") works correctly, it returns "b" and "/b"
extract("Text", "<", ">") returns nothing, but it should be returning "p" and "/p"
extract("<div>Text</div>", "<", ">") returns "/div" but not "div"
extract("<>Text", "<", ">") returns a line break rather than the text ""

Cause

This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is AN-96094.

Action

Use the substitute() function to replace specific HTML tags. To remove them, substitute the values for an empty string.

For example:
substitute(substitute("Text","",""), "", "")
would remove both the  and  tags.

Affected Versions

This article affects Appian 16.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: January 2018

Tags: functions, open issues

DRAFT KB-XXXX - The extract() function is unable to handle HTML line breaks

Taylor Park — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 14:58:37 GMT

Revision 1 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Taylor Park on 1/12/2018 2:58:37 PM

Symptoms

The extract() function is unable to handle the HTML line break tags: , , and <div> (as well as ). It parses them as line breaks and does not return the characters.

For example:
extract("Text", "<", ">") works correctly, it returns "b" and "/b"
extract("Text", "<", ">") returns nothing, but it should be returning "p" and "/p"
extract("<div>Text</div>", "<", ">") returns "/div" but not "div"
extract("<>Text", "<", ">") returns a line break rather than the text ""

Cause

This issue has been reported to the Appian product team. The reference number for this issue is AN-96094.

Action

Use the substitute() function to replace specific HTML tags. To remove them, substitute the values for an empty string. For example:
substitute(substitute("Text","",""), "", "")
would remove both the and tags.

Additionally, the reduce() function can be used to strip all the undesired HTML characters, as shown below:
reduce(
fn!substitute(_, _, ""),
ri!text,
{"", "", " ", "<div>", "</div>"}
)

Affected Versions

16.3+

Tags: open issues