Re: [WebDNA] UTF-8 encoding issues
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2010
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Is there a database (not a 'cheat sheet' online somewhere that has all the UTF-8 characters in it? I was looking for one a while ago and never found one, but having one might make converting to them easier. Sincerely, Kenneth Grome www.KenGrome.com > Donovan > > Best to work from the original. I went through charset hell a few > years ago before I switched everything to UTF8. > > - Tom > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 22 Jan 2010, at 22:01, Donovan Brooke
wrote: > > > Tom Duke wrote: > >> Donovan > >> The easiest way to do a charset conversion is to open the db in > >> BBedit using the correct charset. > >> If there are dodgy characters after you open it then BBedit has a > >> reopen using encoding option in one of the menus. Try different > >> ones until the db looks ok. > >> Then change the charset using the menu at the bottom of the BBedit > >> window (UTF8- no bom) and bingo your db is in Utf8. > >> - Tom > > > > Hi Tom, this is the way I converted it originally.. but I may > > have saved an intermediate step or something with a 3rd party > > encoding? !@#$... :-/ > > Now I have a mess to deal with. > > > > Anyway, I tried a command-line utility called iconv that is > > on the latest macs. It had a '-c' flag that was supposed to > > simply not add the characters that would not convert to the encoding > > you are shooting for.. however, I think my database was too messed > > up already for that to work. > > > > ..now going back to an old database, then rebuild from there. :-/ > > ...not what I wanted to do on late friday. > > > > Donovan > > > > > > -- > > Donovan Brooke > > WebDNA Software Corporation > > http://www.webdna.us > > **[Square Bracket Utopia]** > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > > the mailing list . > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ > > Bug Reporting: http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=topics&category=288 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ > Bug Reporting: http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=topics&category=288 >
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Is there a database (not a 'cheat sheet' online somewhere that has all the UTF-8 characters in it? I was looking for one a while ago and never found one, but having one might make converting to them easier. Sincerely, Kenneth Grome www.KenGrome.com > Donovan > > Best to work from the original. I went through charset hell a few > years ago before I switched everything to UTF8. > > - Tom > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 22 Jan 2010, at 22:01, Donovan Brooke wrote: > > > Tom Duke wrote: > >> Donovan > >> The easiest way to do a charset conversion is to open the db in > >> BBedit using the correct charset. > >> If there are dodgy characters after you open it then BBedit has a > >> reopen using encoding option in one of the menus. Try different > >> ones until the db looks ok. > >> Then change the charset using the menu at the bottom of the BBedit > >> window (UTF8- no bom) and bingo your db is in Utf8. > >> - Tom > > > > Hi Tom, this is the way I converted it originally.. but I may > > have saved an intermediate step or something with a 3rd party > > encoding? !@#$... :-/ > > Now I have a mess to deal with. > > > > Anyway, I tried a command-line utility called iconv that is > > on the latest macs. It had a '-c' flag that was supposed to > > simply not add the characters that would not convert to the encoding > > you are shooting for.. however, I think my database was too messed > > up already for that to work. > > > > ..now going back to an old database, then rebuild from there. :-/ > > ...not what I wanted to do on late friday. > > > > Donovan > > > > > > -- > > Donovan Brooke > > WebDNA Software Corporation > > http://www.webdna.us > > **[Square Bracket Utopia]** > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > > the mailing list . > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ > > Bug Reporting: http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=topics&category=288 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ > Bug Reporting: http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=topics&category=288 >
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