Re: Custom Convertchars Database
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2004
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 59429
interpreted = N
texte = At 11:25 AM +0100 9/20/04, Alan White wrote: >Hi Christophe > >So in that case would I be able to make a duplicate of the standard convertchars.db and then add to it? Yes. >If so do you know where I can find it off hand? I suppose it depends on what platform and version you're using. For MacOS/WebSTAR, it's in /cgi-bin/WebCatalogEngine/StandardConversions.db >Also would it be bad practice to nest convertchars so as to include the custom.db with the standard.db (hypothetical question) as an altrernative? You mean something like: [convertchars db=customConversion.db][convertchars]Your text goes here[/convertchars][/convertchars] ??? I suppose you could do it, but then you're making two passes through the text. So depending on how often you do this and how large the text to convert is you may have some processing time issues. It's been my experience that when I need a custom conversion, it's for some text or application specific needs and therefore doesn't need the standard conversions anyway. I find it easier to keep the custom conversions database separate and give it a name that implies it's function. ~joe ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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At 11:25 AM +0100 9/20/04, Alan White wrote: >Hi Christophe > >So in that case would I be able to make a duplicate of the standard convertchars.db and then add to it? Yes. >If so do you know where I can find it off hand? I suppose it depends on what platform and version you're using. For MacOS/WebSTAR, it's in /cgi-bin/WebCatalogEngine/StandardConversions.db >Also would it be bad practice to nest convertchars so as to include the custom.db with the standard.db (hypothetical question) as an altrernative? You mean something like: [convertchars db=customConversion.db][convertchars]Your text goes here[/convertchars][/convertchars] ??? I suppose you could do it, but then you're making two passes through the text. So depending on how often you do this and how large the text to convert is you may have some processing time issues. It's been my experience that when I need a custom conversion, it's for some text or application specific needs and therefore doesn't need the standard conversions anyway. I find it easier to keep the custom conversions database separate and give it a name that implies it's function. ~joe ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
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