Re: A few questions. . .
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 12680
interpreted = N
texte = >I would like to avoid changing the character mapping >for WebCatalog if possible, since there would be so many characters I >would have to map!You must change the character mapping for WebCatalog, because that is exactly the mechanism we provide for such a situation. The alternative would be for you to modify all your database records so that they contain Âle; types of text in them instead of the original special character.We put minimal character mappings into the default preferences to handle the most common problems with FileMaker Pro databases: curly quotes and the trademark symbol most often come out looking funny on the web, so we convert them to straight quotes and (tm).>The filename in the >Stockroom for webdelivery has to be the SKU, right? Can this be changed, >say to the SKU plus another couple of characters for modifiers from, for >instance, the textA field? I'd appreciate anyone's input on this.There is a preference in the WebMerchant prefs dialog (at the bottom -- a popup menu) that lets you choose another lineitem field, such as TextA to be the filename. WebMerchant cannot arbitrarily stick two fields together, but if you use WebCatalog to stick them together and put them into textB at the time you add something to the cart, then WebMerchant can use textB as the filename.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ===== Tools for WebWarriors ===== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog Pro, WebCommerce Solution 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, SiteCheck, PhotoMaster San Diego, CA 92128 | SiteGuard 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com
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>I would like to avoid changing the character mapping >for WebCatalog if possible, since there would be so many characters I >would have to map!You must change the character mapping for WebCatalog, because that is exactly the mechanism we provide for such a situation. The alternative would be for you to modify all your database records so that they contain Âle; types of text in them instead of the original special character.We put minimal character mappings into the default preferences to handle the most common problems with FileMaker Pro databases: curly quotes and the trademark symbol most often come out looking funny on the web, so we convert them to straight quotes and (tm).>The filename in the >Stockroom for webdelivery has to be the SKU, right? Can this be changed, >say to the SKU plus another couple of characters for modifiers from, for >instance, the textA field? I'd appreciate anyone's input on this.There is a preference in the WebMerchant prefs dialog (at the bottom -- a popup menu) that lets you choose another lineitem field, such as TextA to be the filename. WebMerchant cannot arbitrarily stick two fields together, but if you use WebCatalog to stick them together and put them into textB at the time you add something to the cart, then WebMerchant can use textB as the filename.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ===== Tools for WebWarriors ===== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog Pro, WebCommerce Solution 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, SiteCheck, PhotoMaster San Diego, CA 92128 | SiteGuard 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com
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