Re: When to use [convertchars] ?!?!?

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2000

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texte = I think it will be alright. I do that kind of thing with no problems. :-)Also sorry if I goofed you up with my last post.The things to consider are:What do you want the user input carriage returns (hard returns) converted to? And areyou convering them as they come in via a formvariable or as they come in from a dbfield? (remember webcat converts hard returns to soft returns BEFORE appending to thedb.)Once you know what is coming in you can convert it to whatever you need.-[input] automatically converts soft returns into hard returns. (esp. useful for havingit formatted right in a

).-With [ConvertChars] (using the built in standardconversion.db) my memory says it onlyconverts soft returns to (you can look in it and see).-With your own custom [ConvertChars] db, then you can convert either character towhatever you want.If you want the user's input to look right on an HTML page, then I assume you want toconvert the *hard returns* (coming from a form var) into or . (or convertthe *soft returns* (coming from a db) into or .HTH-JohnKim Ingram wrote:> > > [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>> Ok, but it works with [convertchars][paragraph][/convertchars] too.>> > > But! When sending the form variables to a [writefile] context.> > >> > > [writefile news.htm]> > > [convertchars][paragraph] goes here.[/convertchars]> > > [/writefile]> >> > take off the [convertchars] here> >> > [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)>> Either way...with or without [convertchars] in the [writefile] context...the> result is the same. Carriage returns are not being converted. I did> however find another solution...but I'm not sure how safe it is.>> I append the form variables to the database as before. Then, instead of> posting variables directly to the [writefile] context, I pull them from the> database. So, instead of:>> [writefile news.htm]> [convertchars][paragraph] goes here.[/convertchars]> [/writefile]>> I would use the following:>> [append db=blah, blah, blah]paragraph=[url][paragraph][/url][/append]> [writefile news.htm]> [search db=blah, blah, blah]> [founditems]> [convertchars][paragraph] goes here.[/convertchars]> [/founditems]> [/search]> [/writefile]>> This gives me the result I want, but I'm worried about stability, due to the> fact that the information is being appended to the database, then pulled> back out for the [writefile] almost simultaneously. Could this cause> problems?>> -------------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com>.> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <WebDNA-Talk-digest@talk.smithmicro.com>> 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 <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com>.To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com>To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <WebDNA-Talk-digest@talk.smithmicro.com>Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/

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<li><a href="page.dna?numero=32780">Re: When to use [convertchars] ?!?!?</a> (Kenneth Grome <ken@simplewebstores.com> 2000)</li>

<li><a href="page.dna?numero=32779">Re: When to use [convertchars] ?!?!?</a> (Kim Ingram <kim@cnetech.com> 2000)</li>

<li><a href="page.dna?numero=32778">Re: When to use [convertchars] ?!?!?</a> (Kenneth Grome <ken@simplewebstores.com> 2000)</li>

<li><a href="page.dna?numero=32776">Re: When to use [convertchars] ?!?!?</a> (Kim Ingram <kim@cnetech.com> 2000)</li>

<li>Re: When to use [convertchars] ?!?!? (John Butler <john@feeling-goods.com> 2000)</li>

<li><a href="page.dna?numero=32766">Re: When to use [convertchars] ?!?!?</a> (Kim Ingram <kim@cnetech.com> 2000)</li>

<li><a href="page.dna?numero=32765">Re: When to use [convertchars] ?!?!?</a> (John Butler <john@feeling-goods.com> 2000)</li>

<li><a href="page.dna?numero=32764">Re: When to use [convertchars] ?!?!?</a> (Kim Ingram <kim@cnetech.com> 2000)</li>

<li><a href="page.dna?numero=32763">Re: When to use [convertchars] ?!?!?</a> (Kenneth Grome <ken@simplewebstores.com> 2000)</li>

<li><a href="page.dna?numero=32762">When to use [convertchars] ?!?!?</a> (Kim Ingram <kim@cnetech.com> 2000)</li>

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I think it will be alright. I do that kind of thing with no problems. :-)Also sorry if I goofed you up with my last post.The things to consider are:What do you want the user input carriage returns (hard returns) converted to? And areyou convering them as they come in via a formvariable or as they come in from a dbfield? (remember webcat converts hard returns to soft returns BEFORE appending to thedb.)Once you know what is coming in you can convert it to whatever you need.-<a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=182">[input]</a> automatically converts soft returns into hard returns. (esp. useful for havingit formatted right in a <textarea>).-With <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=183">[convertchars]</a> (using the built in standardconversion.db) my memory says it onlyconverts soft returns to (you can look in it and see).-With your own custom <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=183">[convertchars]</a> db, then you can convert either character towhatever you want.If you want the user's input to look right on an HTML page, then I assume you want toconvert the *hard returns* (coming from a form var) into or . (or convertthe *soft returns* (coming from a db) into or .HTH-JohnKim Ingram wrote:> > > <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=183">[convertchars]</a> works excellent in one scenario...> > > If I append the [paragraph] to a database:> > > ¶graph=<a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=183">[convertchars]</a>[paragraph][/convertchars]> >> > no, use-> > ¶graph=<a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=89">[url]</a>[paragraph][/url]> > to get it into your db>> Ok, but it works with <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=183">[convertchars]</a>[paragraph][/convertchars] too.>> > > But! When sending the form variables to a <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=107">[writefile]</a> context.> > >> > > [writefile news.htm]> > > <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=183">[convertchars]</a>[paragraph] goes here.[/convertchars]> > > [/writefile]> >> > take off the <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=183">[convertchars]</a> here> >> > <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=183">[convertchars]</a> 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)>> Either way...with or without <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=183">[convertchars]</a> in the <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=107">[writefile]</a> context...the> result is the same. Carriage returns are not being converted. I did> however find another solution...but I'm not sure how safe it is.>> I append the form variables to the database as before. Then, instead of> posting variables directly to the <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=107">[writefile]</a> context, I pull them from the> database. So, instead of:>> [writefile news.htm]> <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=183">[convertchars]</a>[paragraph] goes here.[/convertchars]> [/writefile]>> I would use the following:>> [append db=blah, blah, blah]paragraph=<a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=89">[url]</a>[paragraph][/url][/append]> [writefile news.htm]> [search db=blah, blah, blah]> <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=93">[founditems]</a>> <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=183">[convertchars]</a>[paragraph] goes here.[/convertchars]> [/founditems]> [/search]> [/writefile]>> This gives me the result I want, but I'm worried about stability, due to the> fact that the information is being appended to the database, then pulled> back out for the <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=107">[writefile]</a> almost simultaneously. Could this cause> problems?>> -------------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com>.> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <WebDNA-Talk-digest@talk.smithmicro.com>> 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 <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com>.To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com>To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <WebDNA-Talk-digest@talk.smithmicro.com>Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/

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