Re: Accentuated and non-English letters
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2002
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 44952
interpreted = N
texte = On 7.11.2002 8:21 PM, Frank Nordberg
wrote:> Does anybody know of a simple and - above all - reliable way to use> letters like , , etc. etc. in WebCat searches?> > I've tried every [CONVERTCHARS]-trick I can think of and still haven't> found a solution I can trust.Convertchars should do the job, but NOT when it is coming from a field, thenyou need to filter the escape code.I just went trough the same headache:-)You need to [grep] the field and then you can search with that value. So trythis:[grep search=escapecodehere&replace=somevalue][searchfield][/grep]To see that escape code your server passes use get for the method of yourform and look in the resulting url.Hope this helps.SincerelyNitai AventaggiatoCEO-- Tools to energize your businessContent Management & eBusiness SystemsComputerOil GmbH http://computeroil.com/Hauptstrasse 12 info@computeroil.com8252 Schlatt/SwitzerlandTel: +41 (0)52 654 15 55Fax: +41 (0)52 654 15 59-------------------------------------------------------------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:
On 7.11.2002 8:21 PM, Frank Nordberg wrote:> Does anybody know of a simple and - above all - reliable way to use> letters like , , etc. etc. in WebCat searches?> > I've tried every [convertchars]-trick I can think of and still haven't> found a solution I can trust.Convertchars should do the job, but NOT when it is coming from a field, thenyou need to filter the escape code.I just went trough the same headache:-)You need to [grep] the field and then you can search with that value. So trythis:[grep search=escapecodehere&replace=somevalue][searchfield][/grep]To see that escape code your server passes use get for the method of yourform and look in the resulting url.Hope this helps.SincerelyNitai AventaggiatoCEO-- Tools to energize your businessContent Management & eBusiness SystemsComputerOil GmbH http://computeroil.com/Hauptstrasse 12 info@computeroil.com8252 Schlatt/SwitzerlandTel: +41 (0)52 654 15 55Fax: +41 (0)52 654 15 59-------------------------------------------------------------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/
Nitai @ ComputerOil
DOWNLOAD WEBDNA NOW!
Top Articles:
Talk List
The WebDNA community talk-list is the best place to get some help: several hundred extremely proficient programmers with an excellent knowledge of WebDNA and an excellent spirit will deliver all the tips and tricks you can imagine...
Related Readings:
WebCat2.0 acgi vs plugin (1997)
Emailer (WebCat2) (1997)
PCS Frames (1997)
[OT] Linux -> Winderz (2005)
WebCat2 several catalogs? (1997)
New command suggestion (1997)
Missing Links (2000)
Here is the code: (2000)
Emailer choke (1997)
b12 cannot limit records returned and more. (1997)
auto adding SKUs w/DB helper (1998)
WebCat2b15MacPlugin - showing [math] (1997)
filtering extra characters from credit card numbers (2001)
Every other record deleted (2005)
WebCat b13 CGI -shownext- (1997)
japanese characters (1997)
Multiple Stores and WebCatalog Prefs (1997)
too many nested [xxx] (1997)
Practice runs ? (1997)
dates and hex formatting (1997)