Re: Opinion: [input] should be called [output] ...

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1997

It keeps the original formatting. numero = 11697
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texte = >[input] cannot and does not change anything about the data being entered>into the database, instead it changes the text that's OUTPUT from a>database field.>>The data that's actually entered into the 2- When you're going to display the same data on the page itself (insteadof inside a

tag), do this:[convertchars][fieldData][/convertchars]It's the [convertchars] context that actually changes soft returns to tags. It also changes any of the other 'special characters' listednumerically in the WebCatalog Prefs file to be properly displayed by webbrowsers. Therefore, if you want to display some special characters, youcan add some of the following ASCII values to your WebCatalog Prefs. Idon't guarantee any of these, but I got them from a reasonably reliablesource.character ASCII tag 34 " & 38 & < 60 < > 62 > � 168 ® � 169 © � 192 À � 193 Á � 194 Â � 195 Ã � 196 Ä � 197 Å � 198 Æ � 199 Ç � 200 È � 201 É � 202 Ê � 203 Ë � 204 Ì � 205 Í � 206 Î � 207 Ï � 209 Ñ � 210 Ò � 211 Ó � 212 Ô � 213 Õ � 214 Ö � 216 Ø � 217 Ù � 218 Ú � 219 Û � 220 Ü � 221 Ý _ 222 Þ � 223 ß � 224 à � 225 á � 226 â � 227 ã � 228 ä � 229 å � 230 æ � 231 ç � 232 è � 233 é � 234 ê � 235 ë � 236 ì � 237 í � 238 î � 239 ï � 240 ð � 241 ñ � 242 ò � 243 ó � 244 ô � 245 õ � 246 ö � 248 ø � 249 ù � 250 ú � 251 û � 252 ü � 253 ý _ 254 þ � 255 ÿWarning 1:Some of these special characters don't reproduce properly in Eudora, andthey may not reproduce well in your email software either. If a characterabove is shown as a square box, don't use it, because it's not displayedproperly, so you cannot really see what it's supposed to look like ...Warning 2:A couple of these values are different from the values predefined in theWebCat Prefs - don't ask me why, I don't know, that's a choice made by thefolks at PCS and I haven't asked them about the conflicting values.Therefore, I don't know what would happen if you enter the same valuetwice, so don't do it - leave the original values in the prefs and only addthe new ones that you really need ... :)Sincerely, Ken Grome ..... ken@iav.comhttp://usarea.net/home.html

Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

<li><a href="page.dna?numero=11702">Re: Opinion: [input] should be called [output] ...</a> (Kenneth Grome <ken@iav.com> 1997)</li>

<li><a href="page.dna?numero=11701">Re: Opinion: [input] should be called [output] ...</a> (Kenneth Grome <ken@iav.com> 1997)</li>

<li><a href="page.dna?numero=11700">Re: Opinion: [input] should be called [output] ...</a> (Grant Hulbert <granth@smithmicro.com> 1997)</li>

<li><a href="page.dna?numero=11699">Re: Opinion: [input] should be called [output] ...</a> (Grant Hulbert <granth@smithmicro.com> 1997)</li>

<li>Re: Opinion: [input] should be called [output] ... (Kenneth Grome <ken@iav.com> 1997)</li>

<li><a href="page.dna?numero=11696">Opinion: [input] should be called [output] ...</a> (Kenneth Grome <ken@iav.com> 1997)</li>

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><a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=182">[input]</a> cannot and does not change anything about the data being entered>into the database, instead it changes the text that's OUTPUT from a>database field.>>The data that's actually entered into the <textarea> object is not changed>at all - it includes all the soft returns the user has entered by hitting>the carriage return key on the keyboard.>I think this context should actually be called [output] ...The above is still true, but the following statement is WRONG ...>because it's>changing the soft carriage returns that are output from a database field to> tags so the browser can display them properly.Now, here's the real scoop from what I can tell ...Apparently the purpose of the <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=182">[input]</a> context is only to correctly formatdata that's coming FROM a database field and being displayed INSIDE a<textarea> tag ... such as you would do on a 'replace' form.The <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=182">[input]</a> context is NOT for changing soft returns to tags. Here's abetter explanation with simple examples:1- To display database field data in a <textarea> tag, do this:<textarea><a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=182">[input]</a>[fieldData][/input]

2- When you're going to display the same data on the page itself (insteadof inside a

tag), do this:<a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=183">[convertchars]</a>[fieldData][/convertchars]It's the <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=183">[convertchars]</a> context that actually changes soft returns to tags. It also changes any of the other 'special characters' listednumerically in the WebCatalog Prefs file to be properly displayed by webbrowsers. Therefore, if you want to display some special characters, youcan add some of the following ASCII values to your WebCatalog Prefs. Idon't guarantee any of these, but I got them from a reasonably reliablesource.character ASCII tag 34 " & 38 & < 60 < > 62 > � 168 ® � 169 © � 192 À � 193 Á � 194 Â � 195 Ã � 196 Ä � 197 Å � 198 Æ � 199 Ç � 200 È � 201 É � 202 Ê � 203 Ë � 204 Ì � 205 Í � 206 Î � 207 Ï � 209 Ñ � 210 Ò � 211 Ó � 212 Ô � 213 Õ � 214 Ö � 216 Ø � 217 Ù � 218 Ú � 219 Û � 220 Ü � 221 Ý _ 222 Þ � 223 ß � 224 à � 225 á � 226 â � 227 ã � 228 ä � 229 å � 230 æ � 231 ç � 232 è � 233 é � 234 ê � 235 ë � 236 ì � 237 í � 238 î � 239 ï � 240 ð � 241 ñ � 242 ò � 243 ó � 244 ô � 245 õ � 246 ö � 248 ø � 249 ù � 250 ú � 251 û � 252 ü � 253 ý _ 254 þ � 255 ÿWarning 1:Some of these special characters don't reproduce properly in Eudora, andthey may not reproduce well in your email software either. If a characterabove is shown as a square box, don't use it, because it's not displayedproperly, so you cannot really see what it's supposed to look like ...Warning 2:A couple of these values are different from the values predefined in theWebCat Prefs - don't ask me why, I don't know, that's a choice made by thefolks at PCS and I haven't asked them about the conflicting values.Therefore, I don't know what would happen if you enter the same valuetwice, so don't do it - leave the original values in the prefs and only addthe new ones that you really need ... :)Sincerely, Ken Grome ..... ken@iav.comhttp://usarea.net/home.html

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