Web Clipper: Auto & Manual Clip of PDF saves generated files as a .PHP

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MacOS BigSur 11.2.3 (20D91)

10.18.3-mac-mas-public (458749)
Editor: v128.0.16354
Service: v1.37.11

Chrome Version 92.0.4515.131 (Official Build) (x86_64)

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Clipping generates PDF's with .php extension, each clipped file is named "generate_invoice_pdf.php"

The PDF's are actually there, just cannot preview or initiate "open", have to manually save, replace the .php extension with PDF to open them.

Surprised you rely on extensions, when the action is save PDF, and the files meta is a PDF, yet saved as a.php, and no apparent way to fix in app, let alone on 10+ clips...

 

 

 

 

[PinkElephant 8,106]

Any reason why you run an old version of BigSur ? Since yesterday the OS version is 11.5.2, updating is highly recommended because of a big number of security fixes. Maybe this fixes your wrong extension problem as well.

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yeah, I value and rely on the stability of my system.

I run the latest proven stable.... Proven being the operative word. Not sure if you have noticed, but apple has a habit of releasing updates that inadvertently break stuff. Or releasing a major release and less than a day later a critical update.... I don't play games, i use this system for work and need confidence in the integrity of the platform.

So you're suggesting that apple have updated their API hooks, and evernote made the decision to forgo support for legacy and will not only work with the new version?

I appreciate your interest, and your approach is solid but any change procedures should take into consideration the degree of confidence in the change, ie that it will not introduce more issues, or unknown var's. ie u do all your troubleshooting <whatever still doesn't work>, then update if <whatever still doesnt work> u cannot have confidence in any of the previously acquired troubleshooting data...

[PinkElephant 8,106]

It was just an observation that you run an outdated OS version. You can surely define a „stable“ system to be the one you are running, as long as it gives you no headache. I will have to check - I think I still have the floppy disks of System 7 somewhere gathering dust - THAT was a stable system, if you know what I mean 😇

My strategy is to wait a few days and check in the usual places whether there are problems popping up around an update. I keep my OS close to the latest release, unless there are reports that an update might suck. Works, I have only very rarely any problems after updating the OS - and much less trouble compared with Win 10, that is really a maker-breaker, if there is any. With the current MacOS updates, there are already exploits running in the wild, so not updating has clearly a huge downside ⛰️

About your problem. I don’t run Chrome (for the same reason I don’t buy my door locks at the local Thief’s Inc. branch). I am running web clipper on Firefox 91 (oh, sorry for that, the latest release, my bad 😳) and Safari (again …., but I really can’t do anything against it, y‘know, it updates with the OS, and I am on 11.15.2 😱), and it is working smoothly and without adding weird file extensions.

I let you sort out the variations in this puzzle - above my horizon. Need to hurry now, 3 AppStore updates require my urgent attention 🏃‍♂️

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Sorry was having a particularly bad day.

YES!!!  OS/ Application updates are the single most critical activity we can and should do on our system. Id rather loose access to my system and apps due to a bad update, then be a victim of an intrusion or data theft.

Interesting take on Chrome.... for me anyway, i choose the right tool for the job. In this instance yes Chrome; also I also rely up yep Firefox, Firefox Dev and somewhat embarrassing Safari.

Thanks for your assistance

 

A solution would be appreciated!!

If i have to do the testing for you (evernote) i will.

Official input from EVERNOTE would be appreciated!!