Non-SGML Characters and databases
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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 59968
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texte = Hi,I have come across a problem when trying to get a site to validate as =XHTML 1.0 Strict with non-SGML characters. I use the following to set =the charset on all my admin and display pages:-[setmimeheader name=3DContent-Type&value=3Dtext/html; =charset=3Diso-8859-1]This ensures that all non-standard characters are stored and displayed =in a consistent format in the databases. When passed through the W3C =validator however characters such as the euro symbol and curly quotes =are resulting in 'non-SGML character' errors. =20Does anyone know whether I can store the text using a different encoding =or does anyone have a method to translate these characters to entities =on the fly as the page is displayed - I have tried convertchars - but it =doesn't work - could it be that I need to change the encoding of the =convertchars database ?Thnaks- Tom-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Hi,I have come across a problem when trying to get a site to validate as =XHTML 1.0 Strict with non-SGML characters. I use the following to set =the charset on all my admin and display pages:-[setmimeheader name=3DContent-Type&value=3Dtext/html; =charset=3Diso-8859-1]This ensures that all non-standard characters are stored and displayed =in a consistent format in the databases. When passed through the W3C =validator however characters such as the euro symbol and curly quotes =are resulting in 'non-SGML character' errors. =20Does anyone know whether I can store the text using a different encoding =or does anyone have a method to translate these characters to entities =on the fly as the page is displayed - I have tried convertchars - but it =doesn't work - could it be that I need to change the encoding of the =convertchars database ?Thnaks- Tom-------------------------------------------------------------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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