Re: Special characters in field names

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 21717
interpreted = N
texte = >Are the following characters acceptable for use in field names -- without >any special webdna coding to worry about? > >@ ( ) - % ~ ` : ; , .Well, I'd probably be careful with % because of its use as a URL escape character, but in general there are no limits to fieldnames (except for tab, return and linefeed). You can even have fieldnames that consist of only space characters. Where you run into trouble is with the URLs, meaning that browsers themselves might not like having those characters in URL parameters. But embedded WebDNA shouldn't care.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:

    
  1. Re: Special characters in field names (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  2. Re: Special characters in field names (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  3. Re: Special characters in field names (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  4. Re: Special characters in field names (Sandra L. Pitner 1998)
  5. Re: Special characters in field names (Mike Davis 1998)
  6. Re: Special characters in field names (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  7. Special characters in field names (Kenneth Grome 1998)
>Are the following characters acceptable for use in field names -- without >any special webdna coding to worry about? > >@ ( ) - % ~ ` : ; , .Well, I'd probably be careful with % because of its use as a URL escape character, but in general there are no limits to fieldnames (except for tab, return and linefeed). You can even have fieldnames that consist of only space characters. Where you run into trouble is with the URLs, meaning that browsers themselves might not like having those characters in URL parameters. But embedded WebDNA shouldn't care.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/ PCS Technical Support

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