Re: [CONVERTCHARS] suggestion

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 32192
interpreted = N
texte = on 5/23/00 8:45 AM, Michael Winston at m-w@pacbell.net wrote:> One of the things that's always bugged me about [CONVERTCHARS > db=some.db] is that it requires two databases if you want to switch > one set of characters to another set of characters and then switch it > back later. > > Like, if I want to convert a + to an =, I need a db that looks like this: > to from > + = > > Now, if I want to change it back, I need another that looks like this: > to from > = + > > This can quickly get out of hand if you have a bunch of custom > converting databases. > > It'd be kind of cool if you could have a convert databases with more > than two fields, or at least the ability to dictate which field > you're converting from and which you're converting to. > So you could just have one database: > to from > + = > Um, Why can't you have from to = + + = and run your data through it twice? If it has a + it will switch to = and if it has a = it will switch to +-- What the American public doesn't know is exactly what makes them the American public. Dan Akroyd  in Tommy Boy ############################################################# 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 To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to Send administrative queries to Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [CONVERTCHARS] suggestion (Michael Winston 2000)
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on 5/23/00 8:45 AM, Michael Winston at m-w@pacbell.net wrote:> One of the things that's always bugged me about [CONVERTCHARS > db=some.db] is that it requires two databases if you want to switch > one set of characters to another set of characters and then switch it > back later. > > Like, if I want to convert a + to an =, I need a db that looks like this: > to from > + = > > Now, if I want to change it back, I need another that looks like this: > to from > = + > > This can quickly get out of hand if you have a bunch of custom > converting databases. > > It'd be kind of cool if you could have a convert databases with more > than two fields, or at least the ability to dictate which field > you're converting from and which you're converting to. > So you could just have one database: > to from > + = > Um, Why can't you have from to = + + = and run your data through it twice? If it has a + it will switch to = and if it has a = it will switch to +-- What the American public doesn't know is exactly what makes them the American public. Dan Akroyd  in Tommy Boy ############################################################# 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 To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to Send administrative queries to Aaron Lynch

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