Re: Grep Ampersands
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texte = Donovan Brooke wrote:> Ki Song wrote:>> Some of our product descriptions have an ampersand.>> For example: Backpack & Table>>>> How do I either:>> 1. Replace the & with a &>> 2. Replace the & with an "and">>>> I tried using grep, but putting an & into the search field seems to >> "break">> the grep search.> > [convertchars][description][/convertchars]> > > DonovanOops, I should amend by reply with, if you store HTML inyour description field, then convertchars itself, willnull out the HTML, presenting the html as text. In thiscase, you can either use grep or a custom convertcharsinstead.ie. [convertchars db=conv_ands.db][description][/convertchars]conv_ands.db----------------------------FROM
TO&&----------------------------Donovan-- =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o DONOVAN D. BROOKE EUCA Design Center <- Web Development (specializing in eCommerce),-> <- Desktop Publishing, Print Consulting, Labels -> <-Glass Products, off-hand Classes/studio rental-> PH:>(608) 770-3822 TALK:>http://artglass-forum.com WEB:> http://www.euca.us & http://www.egg.bz =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o-------------------------------------------------------------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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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Donovan Brooke wrote:> Ki Song wrote:>> Some of our product descriptions have an ampersand.>> For example: Backpack & Table>>>> How do I either:>> 1. Replace the & with a &>> 2. Replace the & with an "and">>>> I tried using grep, but putting an & into the search field seems to >> "break">> the grep search.> > [convertchars][description][/convertchars]> > > DonovanOops, I should amend by reply with, if you store HTML inyour description field, then convertchars itself, willnull out the HTML, presenting the html as text. In thiscase, you can either use grep or a custom convertcharsinstead.ie. [convertchars db=conv_ands.db][description][/convertchars]conv_ands.db----------------------------FROMTO&&----------------------------Donovan-- =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o DONOVAN D. BROOKE EUCA Design Center <- Web Development (specializing in eCommerce),-> <- Desktop Publishing, Print Consulting, Labels -> <-Glass Products, off-hand Classes/studio rental-> PH:>(608) 770-3822 TALK:>http://artglass-forum.com WEB:> http://www.euca.us & http://www.egg.bz =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o-------------------------------------------------------------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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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