ConvertChars (Re: Emailer file formats)

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 19041
interpreted = N
texte = I got it working by making my own coversions database. It's cool.Now, this brings up another question. What's the difference and/or advantage between using [ConvertChars] and [URL]? Are they doing the same thing? When should I use one over the other?Sue Ann>>Do I need to actually call the StandardConversions.db? Or does WC >>automatically look in there. The reason I as is because it doesn't show up >>when I view my currently opened WC databases. > >If you change StandardConversions.db, you would need to restart WebCatalog >in order to get it to see the changes. For this and other reasons, I >recommend you create your own conversions database and use it with >[ConvertChars db=xx.db]. > >While there's nothing stopping you from using StandardConversions.db, it's >considered one of the 'internal' files and will be overwritten then next >time you install WebCatalog. > >Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== >Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, >11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, >San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon >619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ > Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
I got it working by making my own coversions database. It's cool.Now, this brings up another question. What's the difference and/or advantage between using [convertchars] and [url]? Are they doing the same thing? When should I use one over the other?Sue Ann>>Do I need to actually call the StandardConversions.db? Or does WC >>automatically look in there. The reason I as is because it doesn't show up >>when I view my currently opened WC databases. > >If you change StandardConversions.db, you would need to restart WebCatalog >in order to get it to see the changes. For this and other reasons, I >recommend you create your own conversions database and use it with >[ConvertChars db=xx.db]. > >While there's nothing stopping you from using StandardConversions.db, it's >considered one of the 'internal' files and will be overwritten then next >time you install WebCatalog. > >Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== >Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, >11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, >San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon >619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ > Sue Ann Sanders

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