Re: Non-SGML Characters and databases
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2004
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Tom Duke wrote:> 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.That's because the euro symbol and curly quotes are not SGML characters; they are extended ASCII characters. If you use the appropriate entity reference for those, they will not be an error:http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/sgml/entities.htmlHTHJohn-- John PeacockDirector of Information Research and TechnologyRowman & Littlefield Publishing Group4720 Boston WayLanham, MD 20706301-459-3366 x.5010fax 301-429-5747-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Tom Duke wrote:> 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.That's because the euro symbol and curly quotes are not SGML characters; they are extended ASCII characters. If you use the appropriate entity reference for those, they will not be an error:http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/sgml/entities.htmlHTHJohn-- John PeacockDirector of Information Research and TechnologyRowman & Littlefield Publishing Group4720 Boston WayLanham, MD 20706301-459-3366 x.5010fax 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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