[append] - illegal characters?

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 28423
interpreted = N
texte = Regarding the APPEND Context, The WebCat online manual states:Certain letters are illegal, such as or , so they are converted to and before being added to the database.Are there any other characters it converts? Can I find out what they are?The problem I am working in right now is that I am adding product descriptions from a FileMaker Pro Database and some of them have ampersands & in them. This truncates the ampersand and anything else after it until it comes to the next ampersand and valid name=value pair. Any Idea on a work around other than just not using ampersands in the copy? -- Eric Ridgley, Web/Graphic Designer...............Phone: 330.630.4487 Silver Creek, Ltd. ...............Fax: 330.630.5786 143 Northwest Avenue, Suite B101 ...............URL: www.silvercreek.net/ Tallmadge Ohio 44278 ...............URL: www.ridgley.org/------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [append] - illegal characters? (Kenneth Grome 2000)
  2. [append] - illegal characters? (Eric Ridgley 2000)
Regarding the APPEND Context, The WebCat online manual states:Certain letters are illegal, such as or , so they are converted to and before being added to the database.Are there any other characters it converts? Can I find out what they are?The problem I am working in right now is that I am adding product descriptions from a FileMaker Pro Database and some of them have ampersands & in them. This truncates the ampersand and anything else after it until it comes to the next ampersand and valid name=value pair. Any Idea on a work around other than just not using ampersands in the copy? -- Eric Ridgley, Web/Graphic Designer...............Phone: 330.630.4487 Silver Creek, Ltd. ...............Fax: 330.630.5786 143 Northwest Avenue, Suite B101 ...............URL: www.silvercreek.net/ Tallmadge Ohio 44278 ...............URL: www.ridgley.org/------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Eric Ridgley

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