Re: Cross platform problem with Convertchars

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2002

It keeps the original formatting. numero = 46538
interpreted = N
texte = >Its usually good to [url][/url] your text to the database..>try that and see if it is still lopped off.I agree about the [url]'ing above. One way I test to see where thebreakdown occurs is to put a [formvariables] thingie in my template whiletesting. You can see how the text makes it into the page, and therefore cantell whether it fails on submission from the form or when writing into thedb. Use [convertchars] for incoming text for display on a page. Use [input]for retaining carriage returns in

. Use [url] for variables in acontext such as replace, append, or search, and in URLs themselves, wherean ampersand would be misunderstood.Attitude is the only difference between an ordeal and an adventure._____________________________________________________________________(If I don't write back right away, I'm just buried in email.Feel free to nudge me.)=====================================================================-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com>.To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com>To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <WebDNA-Talk-digest@talk.smithmicro.com>Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/

Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

<li>Re: Cross platform problem with Convertchars (Terry Wilson <terry@terryfic.com> 2002)</li>

<li><a href="page.dna?numero=46510">Re: Cross platform problem with Convertchars</a> (Donovan <donovan@ns1.ddbproductions.org> 2002)</li>

<li><a href="page.dna?numero=46509">Cross platform problem with Convertchars</a> (Eddie Z. <eddie@laux.com> 2002)</li>

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>Its usually good to <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=89">[url]</a>[/url] your text to the database..>try that and see if it is still lopped off.I agree about the <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=89">[url]</a>'ing above. One way I test to see where thebreakdown occurs is to put a <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=249">[formvariables]</a> thingie in my template whiletesting. You can see how the text makes it into the page, and therefore cantell whether it fails on submission from the form or when writing into thedb. Use <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=183">[convertchars]</a> for incoming text for display on a page. Use <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=182">[input]</a>for retaining carriage returns in <textarea>. Use <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=89">[url]</a> for variables in acontext such as replace, append, or search, and in URLs themselves, wherean ampersand would be misunderstood.Attitude is the only difference between an ordeal and an adventure._____________________________________________________________________(If I don't write back right away, I'm just buried in email.Feel free to nudge me.)=====================================================================-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com>.To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com>To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <WebDNA-Talk-digest@talk.smithmicro.com>Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/

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