Re: Latin character entities

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2007


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 68981
interpreted = N
texte = Have you tried [url]'ing your names going into the .db and then [unurl]'ing them when you display from the .db? -Dan On Wed, 16 May 2007 14:37:58 -0400 Robert Sweet wrote: > Hi. I have a database of names, some which have accented characters (ñ, é, etc.). How should I >enter these names in a database field? > > If I enter it as "Larry Roché," then the name displays as "Larry Roch" on the web page. > > If I enter it as "Larry Roché" then the name isn't found if you search for "Roche." > > Please forgive me if this problem makes me look really stupid. I just stumped with how to solve >this problem. Should I have another field and call it [displayname]? > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Latin character entities ( "Dan Strong" 2007)
  2. Latin character entities ( Robert Sweet 2007)
Have you tried [url]'ing your names going into the .db and then [unurl]'ing them when you display from the .db? -Dan On Wed, 16 May 2007 14:37:58 -0400 Robert Sweet wrote: > Hi. I have a database of names, some which have accented characters (ñ, é, etc.). How should I >enter these names in a database field? > > If I enter it as "Larry Roché," then the name displays as "Larry Roch" on the web page. > > If I enter it as "Larry Roché" then the name isn't found if you search for "Roche." > > Please forgive me if this problem makes me look really stupid. I just stumped with how to solve >this problem. Should I have another field and call it [displayname]? > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ "Dan Strong"

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