Re: Convert characters

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2002


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 44868
interpreted = N
texte = Paul wrote: > Hi > > i have a link that is java script related link which works fine unless > the field name has a ' in it > it want to use [convertcharacter] with a database to change the ' to @Are you saying the field name has a single quote in it, or the field contents has a quote in it? If the former, you are juggling chainsaws with your data. Field names should be characters and numbers only (and not even spaces), unlike stupid databases like Access. There is no way to escape non-alphanumeric characters in WebCat, so you should never use them.If you are saying the field contents have single quotes in them, you should be wrapping the contents in a [url] context. Show us the javascript...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/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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Paul wrote: > Hi > > i have a link that is java script related link which works fine unless > the field name has a ' in it > it want to use [convertcharacter] with a database to change the ' to @Are you saying the field name has a single quote in it, or the field contents has a quote in it? If the former, you are juggling chainsaws with your data. Field names should be characters and numbers only (and not even spaces), unlike stupid databases like Access. There is no way to escape non-alphanumeric characters in WebCat, so you should never use them.If you are saying the field contents have single quotes in them, you should be wrapping the contents in a [url] context. Show us the javascript...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/ John Peacock

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