Re: gremlins?

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 32951
interpreted = N
texte = >WHen I encrypt values and store them in a db, all seems well, but I >just want to make sure >- > >the new encrypted value sometimes have a character in them which >displays in BBedit (mac) >as an inverted red question mark (when show invisibles is turned >on. Or else they look >like a small square - like a soft return - when invisibles are >turned off). In the past I >thought such gremlins had caused problems (though obviously the >gremlins giving me >trouble must have been something other than a soft return) ... What >is the proper way to >refer to those inverted-red-question-mark-chars, and do *any* of >them *ever* cause >problems for webcat in any way. If so when/why? And if so, then >how do I keep [encrypt] >from producing them?You cannot keep [encrypt] from producing them, but you can [url] the encrypted value to get rid of them. ================================ Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net ================================------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: gremlins? (John Butler 2000)
  2. gremlins? (John Butler 2000)
  3. Re: gremlins? (Kenneth Grome 2000)
>WHen I encrypt values and store them in a db, all seems well, but I >just want to make sure >- > >the new encrypted value sometimes have a character in them which >displays in BBedit (mac) >as an inverted red question mark (when show invisibles is turned >on. Or else they look >like a small square - like a soft return - when invisibles are >turned off). In the past I >thought such gremlins had caused problems (though obviously the >gremlins giving me >trouble must have been something other than a soft return) ... What >is the proper way to >refer to those inverted-red-question-mark-chars, and do *any* of >them *ever* cause >problems for webcat in any way. If so when/why? And if so, then >how do I keep [encrypt] >from producing them?You cannot keep [encrypt] from producing them, but you can [url] the encrypted value to get rid of them. ================================ Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net ================================------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Kenneth Grome

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