Re: Filemaker Pro and [convertchars]
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 29592
interpreted = N
texte = on 03/24/00 2:42 PM, Timothy W. Killian at evlist@eventure.com wrote:> I use FMPRO v. 4 to build news databases. Of course, when I export the> tab-delimited file and upload as a database, I get bad characters.I swear by FMP4 and use it for a lot of things that have nothing to do withWC.I suspect that bad characters you're referring to are caused by curlyquotes. Make sure the FMP Document prefs are set to not use them.When you export from FMP, it creates a SimpleText document and pastes thedata into it. SimpleText converts all quotes and apostrophes into curlyones, even if they were straight in FMP. That's what causes my bad characterproblem. Since I store my WC database info in a BBEdit doc, I copy the info from theSimpleText doc into it and use the Replace All command to convert the curlyquotes and apostrophes into non-curly ones.I'm sure this could be automated with AppleScript, but it's really not achore to do it manually. I'm also sure the [convertchars] feature of WC willwork, but I've never tried it.Glenn-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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on 03/24/00 2:42 PM, Timothy W. Killian at evlist@eventure.com wrote:> I use FMPRO v. 4 to build news databases. Of course, when I export the> tab-delimited file and upload as a database, I get bad characters.I swear by FMP4 and use it for a lot of things that have nothing to do withWC.I suspect that bad characters you're referring to are caused by curlyquotes. Make sure the FMP Document prefs are set to not use them.When you export from FMP, it creates a SimpleText document and pastes thedata into it. SimpleText converts all quotes and apostrophes into curlyones, even if they were straight in FMP. That's what causes my bad characterproblem. Since I store my WC database info in a BBEdit doc, I copy the info from theSimpleText doc into it and use the Replace All command to convert the curlyquotes and apostrophes into non-curly ones.I'm sure this could be automated with AppleScript, but it's really not achore to do it manually. I'm also sure the [convertchars] feature of WC willwork, but I've never tried it.Glenn-------------------------------------------------------------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
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