Re: & in Lookups
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 15733
interpreted = N
texte = At 11:15 AM -0800 12/18/97, Grant Hulbert is rumored to have typed:> >Putting © and ® with [CONVERTCHARS] doesn't work because Webcat converts> >them to © and ® and then chokes on the ampersand.>> I would put the [ConvertChars] around the *outside* of the entire lookup,>not inside where the parameters are. This causes the character conversion>to happen to the final result of the lookup.I tried that, too. I got some weird result. ® was superscripted by &cop(*not* ©), which was superscripted by ® (the legal notice included ®, ©,and ® in that order). There was no text after this.I really like John's [SEARCH] idea. I'll give it a whirl.MichaelMichael Winston *By Phone!: (503)/652/8815 x341Internet Coordinator *By e-mail!: michaelw@dhorse.comDark Horse Comics, Inc. *By web!: http://www.dhorse.com/
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At 11:15 AM -0800 12/18/97, Grant Hulbert is rumored to have typed:> >Putting © and ® with
[convertchars] doesn't work because Webcat converts> >them to © and ® and then chokes on the ampersand.>> I would put the
[convertchars] around the *outside* of the entire lookup,>not inside where the parameters are. This causes the character conversion>to happen to the final result of the lookup.I tried that, too. I got some weird result. ® was superscripted by &cop(*not* ©), which was superscripted by ® (the legal notice included ®, ©,and ® in that order). There was no text after this.I really like John's
[search] idea. I'll give it a whirl.MichaelMichael Winston *By Phone!: (503)/652/8815 x341Internet Coordinator *By e-mail!: michaelw@dhorse.comDark Horse Comics, Inc. *By web!: http://www.dhorse.com/
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