[WebDNA] character encodings in linux
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numero = 107304
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texte = Since I've begun to transfer sites over to my linux server, I've found =there's a few differences with the way WebDNA behaves compared to the =other OS's I've used.One of the important functions I was using was a character converter =that would remove special characters from strings to create web-friendly =urls. Now, special characters like =99(trademark) show up as those nice =black diamonds with question marks. =20All of my files are UTF-8 LF encoded (created on a mac), and I'm using:[convertchars db=3D^xxx.db]Some Item=99 300 Series (10lb)[/convertchars]=20=to take a user-inputed, dbfield record value and convert it to:"some-item-300-series-10lb"This was previously hosted on a windows box, and nearly all files are =UTF-8 LFIn a nutshell, what's the fastest route to regaining the same =functionality I had prior to the linux box? =20Might changing the character encoding be all it requires? (there's a =lot of scripts and dbs!)Any advice on practices to improve compatibility for the future?
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Since I've begun to transfer sites over to my linux server, I've found =there's a few differences with the way WebDNA behaves compared to the =other OS's I've used.One of the important functions I was using was a character converter =that would remove special characters from strings to create web-friendly =urls. Now, special characters like =99(trademark) show up as those nice =black diamonds with question marks. =20All of my files are UTF-8 LF encoded (created on a mac), and I'm using:[convertchars db=3D^xxx.db]Some Item=99 300 Series (10lb)[/convertchars]=20=to take a user-inputed, dbfield record value and convert it to:"some-item-300-series-10lb"This was previously hosted on a windows box, and nearly all files are =UTF-8 LFIn a nutshell, what's the fastest route to regaining the same =functionality I had prior to the linux box? =20Might changing the character encoding be all it requires? (there's a =lot of scripts and dbs!)Any advice on practices to improve compatibility for the future?
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