Re: When to use [convertchars] ?!?!?
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = > > > Thanks, [input] works like a charm. > > [convertchars] works excellent in one scenario... > If I append the [paragraph] to a database: > ¶graph=[convertchars][paragraph][/convertchars]no, use- ¶graph=[url][paragraph][/url] to get it into your db> > Then pull it back from the database onto a page: [convertchars][paragraph] > goes here.[/convertchars] > Excellent...every time! > > But! When sending the form variables to a [writefile] context. > > [writefile news.htm] > [convertchars][paragraph] goes here.[/convertchars] > [/writefile]take off the [convertchars] here> > > It doesn't work. The carriage returns are not being converted... > > Am I missing something?[convertchars] is only for displaying to the final end user - within the HTML itself. (so that for example a ® (I mean the reg. symbol i.e. 'option=R') shows right even in old browsers that need ® - or whatever the ISO code is)-John> > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list
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> > > Thanks, [input] works like a charm. > > [convertchars] works excellent in one scenario... > If I append the [paragraph] to a database: > ¶graph=[convertchars][paragraph][/convertchars]no, use- ¶graph=[url][paragraph][/url] to get it into your db> > Then pull it back from the database onto a page: [convertchars][paragraph] > goes here.[/convertchars] > Excellent...every time! > > But! When sending the form variables to a [writefile] context. > > [writefile news.htm] > [convertchars][paragraph] goes here.[/convertchars] > [/writefile]take off the [convertchars] here> > > It doesn't work. The carriage returns are not being converted... > > Am I missing something?[convertchars] is only for displaying to the final end user - within the HTML itself. (so that for example a ® (I mean the reg. symbol i.e. 'option=R') shows right even in old browsers that need ® - or whatever the ISO code is)-John> > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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