Re: Conversion Database Blues
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 38630
interpreted = N
texte = What you suggested below does not work, so what is the next step? Here what's on the search page:[search db=admin/database.db&eqSKUdata=test1] [founditems] [convertchars db=standardconversions.db][info][/convertchars] [/founditems] [/search] Here is what is appended to the database:[replace db=database.db&eqskudata=[url][sku][/url]&append=t]sku=[url][sku][/url ]&title=[url][title][/url]&info=[info][/replace]Here is the conversion database: from to %0B
%1D %09 & & < < > > ¨ ® © © ª TM Ò Ó Ô ' Õ ' ~ ^ %ae ® %ad — %e9 é z A Why is this not working? Jeff Logan >Try a simpler test. > >from to >a Z > >On the template: >[convertchars db=some.db]a[/convertwords] > >Does that work? If no, you have a path or permission prob. > >Then try adding >From to >%e9 é > >To the db > >And change your test code to >[convertchars db=some.db]é[/convertwords] > >Does that work? > >Don't forget the simple things, like flushing the db between changes, and >turning off template caching in webcat and making sure the db really has a > at the end. > >On 9/17/01 10:50 AM, The Defendant Jeff Logan >Confessed: > >> Still does not work even after I change the database to what you >> stated below. I used with and with out [url][/url] when appending to >> the database as well. >> >> Any other ideas? >> >> Jeff Logan >> >>> 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 é >>> >>> Note: 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/ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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/ > >-- > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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What you suggested below does not work, so what is the next step? Here what's on the search page:[search db=admin/database.db&eqSKUdata=test1] [founditems] [convertchars db=standardconversions.db][info][/convertchars] [/founditems] [/search] Here is what is appended to the database:[replace db=database.db&eqskudata=[url][sku][/url]&append=t]sku=[url][sku][/url ]&title=[url][title][/url]&info=[info][/replace]Here is the conversion database: from to %0B %1D %09 & & < < > > ¨ ® © © ª TM Ò Ó Ô ' Õ ' ~ ^ %ae ® %ad — %e9 é z A Why is this not working? Jeff Logan >Try a simpler test. > >from to >a Z > >On the template: >[convertchars db=some.db]a[/convertwords] > >Does that work? If no, you have a path or permission prob. > >Then try adding >From to >%e9 é > >To the db > >And change your test code to >[convertchars db=some.db]é[/convertwords] > >Does that work? > >Don't forget the simple things, like flushing the db between changes, and >turning off template caching in webcat and making sure the db really has a > at the end. > >On 9/17/01 10:50 AM, The Defendant Jeff Logan >Confessed: > >> Still does not work even after I change the database to what you >> stated below. I used with and with out [url][/url] when appending to >> the database as well. >> >> Any other ideas? >> >> Jeff Logan >> >>> 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 é >>> >>> Note: 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/ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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/ > >-- > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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