Re: Converting characters to numbers ...
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 14818
interpreted = N
texte = >Hi all > >Now at the moment I'm creating a site where a user would come in and >enter data into fields. > >Ie Surname > First Name > Middle Name > >Now is there anyway that I can get this data via webcatalog to a >database where I can then >Assign each character of surname a number. These numbers then relate >to a font character >So that in theory when a user enters their name in the fields the >page when submitted will >Return a form that has all their details completely formatted in >graphical text and looking pretty. > >I know it's a tall order, but can anything like this be done?You could use :[getChars start=1&end=1][SurName][/getChars] to get the first character, [getChars start=2&end=2][SurName][/getChars] to get the second character, [getChars start=3&end=3][SurName][/getChars] to get the third character,and so on ... :)Sincerely, Ken Grome WebDNA Solutions http://www.smithmicro.com/webdnasolutions/.
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>Hi all > >Now at the moment I'm creating a site where a user would come in and >enter data into fields. > >Ie Surname > First Name > Middle Name > >Now is there anyway that I can get this data via webcatalog to a >database where I can then >Assign each character of surname a number. These numbers then relate >to a font character >So that in theory when a user enters their name in the fields the >page when submitted will >Return a form that has all their details completely formatted in >graphical text and looking pretty. > >I know it's a tall order, but can anything like this be done?You could use :[getChars start=1&end=1][SurName][/getChars] to get the first character, [getChars start=2&end=2][SurName][/getChars] to get the second character, [getChars start=3&end=3][SurName][/getChars] to get the third character,and so on ... :)Sincerely, Ken Grome WebDNA Solutions http://www.smithmicro.com/webdnasolutions/.
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