Re: Searching for foreign chars

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2004


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = That might do it, but the point is that we need to accomplish this in = one step and without 3rd party tools involved. Well, I just keep on digging = :-) Thank you. -- Redakto - Content Management that simply works Content Management & eBusiness Systems =20 ComputerOil=AE AG Dammstrasse 7 5400 Baden / Switzerland Telefon +41 (0)844 44 55 66 =20 info@computeroil.com http://computeroil.com > -----Original Message----- > From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com] On Behalf = Of > Philip Edell > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 2:20 PM > To: WebDNA Talk > Subject: Re: Searching for foreign chars >=20 > Client could try to open the exported file in BBedit and save as > 'Western (ISO Latin 1)' - Options button on save dialog... >=20 > Might fix it? >=20 > Yours >=20 > Philip. >=20 >=20 > On 22 Jul 2004, at 13:43, Nitai @ ComputerOil wrote: >=20 > > Hi Philip, > > > > Thank you for your answer, but so far everybody has gone passed the > > original > > question :-) > > > > The data is NOT coming from a form into a DB, it is coming from > > FileMakerPro > > when doing an export. If I go further the customer exports the FMP = on > > his > > Apple Powerbook, then uploads the db to our MacOS X Server and then > > manipulates the data with a Windows or whatever platform Browser = again. > > After that the customer might want to import the data again into his > > FileMaker db and export it again and and and....... > > > > But I am getting there slowly :-) > > > > Nitai > > > > -- > > Redakto - Content Management that simply works > > Content Management & eBusiness Systems > > > > ComputerOil=AE AG > > Dammstrasse 7 > > 5400 Baden / Switzerland > > Telefon +41 (0)844 44 55 66 > > > > info@computeroil.com > > http://computeroil.com > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com] On = Behalf > >> Of > >> Philip Edell > >> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 1:16 PM > >> To: WebDNA Talk > >> Subject: Re: Searching for foreign chars > >> > >> Hi Nitai, > >> > >> I work in Spanish, German, and English and had to solve this one = too. > >> > >> I [URL] wrap all data before it goes into a db, then the searches > >> containing accented characters work fine. > >> > >> So for example: Stiftung Matthias K=FChn in the db is > >> Stiftung%20Matthias%20K%FChn > >> > >> Then use a search like [search > >> db=3D[db]text.db&geFIELDdatarq=3D[url]K=FChn[/url]] > >> > >> (It also works if you do [search = db=3D[db]text.db&geFIELDdatarq=3DK=FChn]) > >> > >> Obviously UnURL the founditems. > >> > >> Although not related to your question another thing I do whenever > >> collecting form data is add > >> > >> accept-charset=3D"ISO-8859-1" to the form tag. > >> > >> Hope that helps. > >> > >> Yours > >> > >> Philip > >> > >> On 21 Jul 2004, at 22:54, Nitai @ ComputerOil wrote: > >> > >>> Hi all, > >>> > >>> I am having a problem with a database from a customer which = exports > >>> his > >>> records from FileMaker. > >>> > >>> Problem is that when I search from a form within the database for = a > >>> =93=E4=94, > >>> =93=F6=94, or =93=FC=94 (yes, those German umlauts), the search = returns no > >>> results. But > >>> if I append a record with those umlauts and then search for them = it > >>> works. > >>> > >>> I know this is not a big thing, but maybe someone can get me on = the > >>> right > >>> track. Somehow today my brain is just not working the way I = want=85.. > >>> > >>> Thank you all in advance. > >>> > >>> Nitai > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Redakto - Content Management that simply works > >>> Content Management & eBusiness Systems > >>> > >>> ComputerOil=AE AG > >>> Dammstrasse 7 > >>> 5400 Baden / Switzerland > >>> Telefon +41 (0)844 44 55 66 > >>> > >>> info@computeroil.com > >>> http://computeroil.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://webdna.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 >> digest@talk.smithmicro.com> > >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > >=20 >=20 > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 digest@talk.smithmicro.com> > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . 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  1. Re: Searching for foreign chars ( "Nitai @ ComputerOil" 2004)
  2. Re: Searching for foreign chars ( Brian Fries 2004)
  3. Re: Searching for foreign chars ( "Nitai @ ComputerOil" 2004)
  4. Re: Searching for foreign chars ( Philip Edell 2004)
  5. Re: Searching for foreign chars ( "Nitai @ ComputerOil" 2004)
  6. Re: Searching for foreign chars ( Philip Edell 2004)
  7. Re: Searching for foreign chars ( Thierry Almy 2004)
  8. Re: Searching for foreign chars ( "Nitai @ ComputerOil" 2004)
  9. Re: Searching for foreign chars ( "Christopher Feyrer" 2004)
  10. Searching for foreign chars ( "Nitai @ ComputerOil" 2004)
That might do it, but the point is that we need to accomplish this in = one step and without 3rd party tools involved. Well, I just keep on digging = :-) Thank you. -- Redakto - Content Management that simply works Content Management & eBusiness Systems =20 ComputerOil=AE AG Dammstrasse 7 5400 Baden / Switzerland Telefon +41 (0)844 44 55 66 =20 info@computeroil.com http://computeroil.com > -----Original Message----- > From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com] On Behalf = Of > Philip Edell > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 2:20 PM > To: WebDNA Talk > Subject: Re: Searching for foreign chars >=20 > Client could try to open the exported file in BBedit and save as > 'Western (ISO Latin 1)' - Options button on save dialog... >=20 > Might fix it? >=20 > Yours >=20 > Philip. >=20 >=20 > On 22 Jul 2004, at 13:43, Nitai @ ComputerOil wrote: >=20 > > Hi Philip, > > > > Thank you for your answer, but so far everybody has gone passed the > > original > > question :-) > > > > The data is NOT coming from a form into a DB, it is coming from > > FileMakerPro > > when doing an export. If I go further the customer exports the FMP = on > > his > > Apple Powerbook, then uploads the db to our MacOS X Server and then > > manipulates the data with a Windows or whatever platform Browser = again. > > After that the customer might want to import the data again into his > > FileMaker db and export it again and and and....... > > > > But I am getting there slowly :-) > > > > Nitai > > > > -- > > Redakto - Content Management that simply works > > Content Management & eBusiness Systems > > > > ComputerOil=AE AG > > Dammstrasse 7 > > 5400 Baden / Switzerland > > Telefon +41 (0)844 44 55 66 > > > > info@computeroil.com > > http://computeroil.com > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com] On = Behalf > >> Of > >> Philip Edell > >> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 1:16 PM > >> To: WebDNA Talk > >> Subject: Re: Searching for foreign chars > >> > >> Hi Nitai, > >> > >> I work in Spanish, German, and English and had to solve this one = too. > >> > >> I [url] wrap all data before it goes into a db, then the searches > >> containing accented characters work fine. > >> > >> So for example: Stiftung Matthias K=FChn in the db is > >> Stiftung%20Matthias%20K%FChn > >> > >> Then use a search like [search > >> db=3D[db]text.db&geFIELDdatarq=3D[url]K=FChn[/url]] > >> > >> (It also works if you do [search = db=3D[db]text.db&geFIELDdatarq=3DK=FChn]) > >> > >> Obviously UnURL the founditems. > >> > >> Although not related to your question another thing I do whenever > >> collecting form data is add > >> > >> accept-charset=3D"ISO-8859-1" to the form tag. > >> > >> Hope that helps. > >> > >> Yours > >> > >> Philip > >> > >> On 21 Jul 2004, at 22:54, Nitai @ ComputerOil wrote: > >> > >>> Hi all, > >>> > >>> I am having a problem with a database from a customer which = exports > >>> his > >>> records from FileMaker. > >>> > >>> Problem is that when I search from a form within the database for = a > >>> =93=E4=94, > >>> =93=F6=94, or =93=FC=94 (yes, those German umlauts), the search = returns no > >>> results. But > >>> if I append a record with those umlauts and then search for them = it > >>> works. > >>> > >>> I know this is not a big thing, but maybe someone can get me on = the > >>> right > >>> track. Somehow today my brain is just not working the way I = want=85.. > >>> > >>> Thank you all in advance. > >>> > >>> Nitai > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Redakto - Content Management that simply works > >>> Content Management & eBusiness Systems > >>> > >>> ComputerOil=AE AG > >>> Dammstrasse 7 > >>> 5400 Baden / Switzerland > >>> Telefon +41 (0)844 44 55 66 > >>> > >>> info@computeroil.com > >>> http://computeroil.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://webdna.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 >> digest@talk.smithmicro.com> > >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > >=20 >=20 > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 digest@talk.smithmicro.com> > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . 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