Re: [WebDNA] HTML Symbol Entities
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2009
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = No, I totally hear you and am looking into that now. I'm just trying to f= ind an immediate=20 fail-safe until I can really spend the time fixing the problem. -Dan On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:34:15 -0600 Govinda
wrote: > Dan >=20 > Many greater experts here than me, but my first reaction is that if yo= u are [url]ing the data=20 >as it gets into your db's, then that is done. But I am guessing that y= our problem lays in how=20 >you use the data later after you grab it back out and use it somewhere.= . Like within a webdna=20 >context. Find the exact spot where something just broke for you due t= o an "&" char, and notice=20 >if it is a slot held by a var whose value you populate with the data yo= u pull out of a db. You=20 > need to wrap that spot with [url] just like when you stored the data i= n the first place. I can=20 >be more specific if you show an exact example of something that just br= oke. >=20 > -G >=20 > On Mar 17, 2009, at 2:21 PM, Dan Strong wrote: >=20 >> [rant] >> >> Probably a dumb question with a ridiculously easy answer as usual, =20 >> but bear with me... >> >> So over the years, I keep getting bit by these entities (‚ =20 >> etc.) within .db's/fields, etc. Despite strategic [URL]ery and =20 >> [convertchars] and [grep] and such, every now and again something =20 >> slips through and the ampersand ends up busting my code. >> >> An obvious solution to help with this is a [convertchars] .db, which =20 >> I have done years ago . Apparently, I must be missing some entities =20 >> despite using what I though were complete lists, otherwise I would =20 >> not have this problem anymore. >> >> So it happened again today on code that has worked for years now I'm =20 >> thoroughly sick of it and want to solve it once and for all. My =20 >> hasty solution? A [convertchars] with 10000 records to catch every =20 >> conceivable stinkin' symbol. >> >> [writefile=3DsymbolConvert.db][!] >> [/!]FROMTO[!] >> [/!][loop start=3D1&end=3D10000]&#[index];[/loo= p]=20 >> [!] >> [/!][/writefile] >> >> My problem? What entities are symbols? Which are blank? and which =20 >> are normal characters (which I obviously want to keep)? >> >> http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_symbols.asp >> >> shows that references start as low as 30-ish and go as high as 9800-=20 >> ish (hence loop 1-10000), but this is just crazy... >> >> [loop start=3D1&end=3D10000] >> [index]&#[index];
>> [/loop] >> >> shows everything warts and all. Most symbols are blank. >> >> Ok so if I go the [convertchars] route, is it possible that =20 >> w3schools hasn't listed every-single entity, and ultimately, there =20 >> has got to be a better way to handle this. >> >> Sorry for the rant, but I'm pissed off and have a ton of other =20 >> things I need to be doing rather than debugging frickin' ampersand =20 >> issues. >> >> How are you all handling this issue? >> >> Thanks, >> -Dan >> >> [/rant] >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >> old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/
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No, I totally hear you and am looking into that now. I'm just trying to f= ind an immediate=20 fail-safe until I can really spend the time fixing the problem. -Dan On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:34:15 -0600 Govinda wrote: > Dan >=20 > Many greater experts here than me, but my first reaction is that if yo= u are [url]ing the data=20 >as it gets into your db's, then that is done. But I am guessing that y= our problem lays in how=20 >you use the data later after you grab it back out and use it somewhere.= . Like within a webdna=20 >context. Find the exact spot where something just broke for you due t= o an "&" char, and notice=20 >if it is a slot held by a var whose value you populate with the data yo= u pull out of a db. You=20 > need to wrap that spot with [url] just like when you stored the data i= n the first place. I can=20 >be more specific if you show an exact example of something that just br= oke. >=20 > -G >=20 > On Mar 17, 2009, at 2:21 PM, Dan Strong wrote: >=20 >> [rant] >> >> Probably a dumb question with a ridiculously easy answer as usual, =20 >> but bear with me... >> >> So over the years, I keep getting bit by these entities (‚ =20 >> etc.) within .db's/fields, etc. Despite strategic [url]ery and =20 >> [convertchars] and [grep] and such, every now and again something =20 >> slips through and the ampersand ends up busting my code. >> >> An obvious solution to help with this is a [convertchars] .db, which =20 >> I have done years ago . Apparently, I must be missing some entities =20 >> despite using what I though were complete lists, otherwise I would =20 >> not have this problem anymore. >> >> So it happened again today on code that has worked for years now I'm =20 >> thoroughly sick of it and want to solve it once and for all. My =20 >> hasty solution? A [convertchars] with 10000 records to catch every =20 >> conceivable stinkin' symbol. >> >> [writefile=3DsymbolConvert.db][!] >> [/!]FROMTO[!] >> [/!][loop start=3D1&end=3D10000]&#[index];[/loo= p]=20 >> [!] >> [/!][/writefile] >> >> My problem? What entities are symbols? Which are blank? and which =20 >> are normal characters (which I obviously want to keep)? >> >> http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_symbols.asp >> >> shows that references start as low as 30-ish and go as high as 9800-=20 >> ish (hence loop 1-10000), but this is just crazy... >> >> [loop start=3D1&end=3D10000] >> [index]&#[index];
>> [/loop] >> >> shows everything warts and all. Most symbols are blank. >> >> Ok so if I go the [convertchars] route, is it possible that =20 >> w3schools hasn't listed every-single entity, and ultimately, there =20 >> has got to be a better way to handle this. >> >> Sorry for the rant, but I'm pissed off and have a ton of other =20 >> things I need to be doing rather than debugging frickin' ampersand =20 >> issues. >> >> How are you all handling this issue? >> >> Thanks, >> -Dan >> >> [/rant] >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >> old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/
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