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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