Re: Hiding a character

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2001


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 36822
interpreted = N
texte = on 6/28/01 2:48 PM, Glenn Busbin at gbusbin@home.com so noted...> Is there a way to use ConvertChars to eliminate one specific > character in a string? I don't want to replace the character. I just > want it to be not shown at all. > > I need to hide apostrophes and periods. I tried a ConverChars db, but > can't figure out what to put in the to field. Putting nothing at > all doesn't do the job. Convertchars works for this, you might just not be pointing to the correct conversions database.[convertchars db=Myconversions.db] ... [/convertchars]--- file: Myconversions.db (located at the same level) ---fromto ' .------ and being replaced by their actual keystrokes, of course ; ) Rob Marquardt Designer/Resident Wirehead Toast Design800 Washington Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55401 612.330.9863 v 612.321.9424 f www.toastdesign.com ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Hiding a character (Glenn Busbin 2001)
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  3. Re: Hiding a character (Anup Setty 2001)
  4. Hiding a character (Glenn Busbin 2001)
on 6/28/01 2:48 PM, Glenn Busbin at gbusbin@home.com so noted...> Is there a way to use ConvertChars to eliminate one specific > character in a string? I don't want to replace the character. I just > want it to be not shown at all. > > I need to hide apostrophes and periods. I tried a ConverChars db, but > can't figure out what to put in the to field. Putting nothing at > all doesn't do the job. Convertchars works for this, you might just not be pointing to the correct conversions database.[convertchars db=Myconversions.db] ... [/convertchars]--- file: Myconversions.db (located at the same level) ---fromto ' .------ and being replaced by their actual keystrokes, of course ; ) Rob Marquardt Designer/Resident Wirehead Toast Design800 Washington Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55401 612.330.9863 v 612.321.9424 f www.toastdesign.com ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Rob Marquardt

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