Re: Removing Space Characters

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1999


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 22780
interpreted = N
texte = >is there a WEBDNA command to remove space characters from a given field?Yes, look at [ConvertChars] with a custom character conversion database.>I'm generating html pages with a [writefile] command, and I'm using a >[companyname] field for the name of the html page, but the only problem I >seem to be having now is spaces , like when it generates a page say for >AAA Construction is there a way to make it write the file as >AAAconstruction.html (instead of AAA Construction.html)....and does any >one know if there is a limit to the number of characters that can be in the >html filename generated by webCat?I don't see why spaces are bad in filenames, because you just use [URL]AAA Construction[/URL] to generate a filename AAA%20Contstruction that works OK in a HREF URL. The %20 gets converted back to a space automatically by the server.The limit of filename lengths is 31 characters for MacOS and 255 characters for NTTechnical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Removing Space Characters (Talklist 1999)
  2. Re: Removing Space Characters (PCS Technical Support 1999)
>is there a WEBDNA command to remove space characters from a given field?Yes, look at [convertchars] with a custom character conversion database.>I'm generating html pages with a [writefile] command, and I'm using a >[companyname] field for the name of the html page, but the only problem I >seem to be having now is spaces , like when it generates a page say for >AAA Construction is there a way to make it write the file as >AAAconstruction.html (instead of AAA Construction.html)....and does any >one know if there is a limit to the number of characters that can be in the >html filename generated by webCat?I don't see why spaces are bad in filenames, because you just use [url]AAA Construction[/URL] to generate a filename AAA%20Contstruction that works OK in a HREF URL. The %20 gets converted back to a space automatically by the server.The limit of filename lengths is 31 characters for MacOS and 255 characters for NTTechnical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ PCS Technical Support

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