Re: Special characters in field names

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 21720
interpreted = N
texte = What about ampersands in field data? I find alot of ampersands in the text I get from customers and they seem to do strange things to the searches when they exist in the database. If I convert all to & I still have an ampersand, it just isn't standing by itself. What's the PCS recommended proceedure regarding ampersands in database fields? Mike Davis Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Special characters in field names (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  2. Re: Special characters in field names (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  3. Re: Special characters in field names (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  4. Re: Special characters in field names (Sandra L. Pitner 1998)
  5. Re: Special characters in field names (Mike Davis 1998)
  6. Re: Special characters in field names (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  7. Special characters in field names (Kenneth Grome 1998)
What about ampersands in field data? I find alot of ampersands in the text I get from customers and they seem to do strange things to the searches when they exist in the database. If I convert all to & I still have an ampersand, it just isn't standing by itself. What's the PCS recommended proceedure regarding ampersands in database fields? Mike Davis Mike Davis

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