Re: [WebDNA] Foreign characters (2009)

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2009


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 102306
interpreted = N
texte = Cristián Tapia wrote: [snip] I think you'd have to build a convertwords table or database and do 'word or' searches. So, if a user punches in: 'cafe' on the resulting page, you'd do something like: [text]textKeyWords=[convertwords db=LanguageConvert.db][formKeyWords][/convertwords][/text] [search db=some.db[!] [/!]&woDESCRIPTdatarq=[url][textKeyWords][/url][!] [/!]&DESCRIPTword=ww] Your convertwords would look something like: --LanguageConvert.db-- FromTo cafecafécafe etc.. ---------------------- That would make the search: [search db=some.db[!] [/!]&woDESCRIPTdatarq=café%20cafe[!] [/!]&DESCRIPTword=ww] Where you'd compile a list of these types of words, I have no idea. However, WebDNA is doing it's job.. 'cafe' and 'café' are not the same so they would not match normally. If someone *does* find or compile a list of this type of stuff, it would be a good thing to offer to the community I think. Donovan -- Donovan D. Brooke PH: 1 (608) 770-3822 ------------------------------------------------ VP WebDNA Software Corporation 16192 Coastal Highway Lewes, DE 19958 Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] Foreign characters (2009) (Frank Nordberg 2009)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] Foreign characters (2009) (Patrick McCormick 2009)
  3. RE: [WebDNA] Foreign characters (2009) ("Olin Lagon" 2009)
  4. Re: [WebDNA] Foreign characters (2009) (christophe.billiottet@webdna.us 2009)
  5. Re: [WebDNA] Foreign characters (2009) (Donovan Brooke 2009)
  6. Re: [WebDNA] Foreign characters (2009) (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Cristi=E1n_Tapia?= 2009)
  7. Re: [WebDNA] Foreign characters (2009) (Frank Nordberg 2009)
  8. Re: [WebDNA] Foreign characters (2009) (Donovan Brooke 2009)
  9. Re: [WebDNA] Foreign characters (2009) (Patrick McCormick 2009)
  10. Re: [WebDNA] Foreign characters (2009) (Donovan Brooke 2009)
  11. Re: [WebDNA] Foreign characters (2009) (christophe.billiottet@webdna.us 2009)
  12. Re: [WebDNA] Foreign characters (2009) ("Dan Strong" 2009)
  13. Re: [WebDNA] Foreign characters (2009) (Donovan Brooke 2009)
  14. Re: [WebDNA] Foreign characters (2009) (Tom Duke 2009)
  15. Re: [WebDNA] Foreign characters (2009) ("Dan Strong" 2009)
  16. [WebDNA] Foreign characters (2009) (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Cristi=E1n_Tapia?= 2009)
Cristián Tapia wrote: [snip] I think you'd have to build a convertwords table or database and do 'word or' searches. So, if a user punches in: 'cafe' on the resulting page, you'd do something like: [text]textKeyWords=[convertwords db=LanguageConvert.db][formKeyWords][/convertwords][/text] [search db=some.db[!] [/!]&woDESCRIPTdatarq=[url][textKeyWords][/url][!] [/!]&DESCRIPTword=ww] Your convertwords would look something like: --LanguageConvert.db-- FromTo cafecafécafe etc.. ---------------------- That would make the search: [search db=some.db[!] [/!]&woDESCRIPTdatarq=café%20cafe[!] [/!]&DESCRIPTword=ww] Where you'd compile a list of these types of words, I have no idea. However, WebDNA is doing it's job.. 'cafe' and 'café' are not the same so they would not match normally. If someone *does* find or compile a list of this type of stuff, it would be a good thing to offer to the community I think. Donovan -- Donovan D. Brooke PH: 1 (608) 770-3822 ------------------------------------------------ VP WebDNA Software Corporation 16192 Coastal Highway Lewes, DE 19958 Donovan Brooke

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