Re: Conversion Database Blues
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 38627
interpreted = N
texte = Jeff Logan wrote: > > I need help when it comes to conversion databases. > > I have the following in my conversion database and it just does not work. > > from to > ® ® > - — > é é > > I have tried using [url][/url] tags and with out the tags when > writing to the database, yet when I go to edit the fields I get > different characters back. Any ideas on why this is happening?Yes, use hex codes, not literals in the From column. Note also that the characters you typed are encoded using Latin-1, which not all browser (or countries) use. YMMV (bigtime) for international users.from to %ae ® %ad — %e9 éNote: I don't see a definition for — in HTML 3.2. As long as you are comfortable that everyone's browser can display HTML 4.x, you can use — safely.John-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Jeff Logan wrote: > > I need help when it comes to conversion databases. > > I have the following in my conversion database and it just does not work. > > from to > ® ® > - — > é é > > I have tried using [url][/url] tags and with out the tags when > writing to the database, yet when I go to edit the fields I get > different characters back. Any ideas on why this is happening?Yes, use hex codes, not literals in the From column. Note also that the characters you typed are encoded using Latin-1, which not all browser (or countries) use. YMMV (bigtime) for international users.from to %ae ® %ad — %e9 éNote: I don't see a definition for — in HTML 3.2. As long as you are comfortable that everyone's browser can display HTML 4.x, you can use — safely.John-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
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