[DUG] Invalid Chars in Webservice

[Kyley Harris]

unit HTTPUtil

function HTMLEscape

On 10/17/05, Gary T. Benner <gary at 123.co.nz> wrote:
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> HI Kyley,
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> Data is entered on a web page in a texta rea - being a good journalist the
> guy entering uses the correct punctuation - wierd stuff I'd never use, but
> for him is important.
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> I store the data exactly as is in a database. Another guy accesses that
> data via a webservice I've provided - and he uses ASP for the consumption of
> that data - and we get lots of funny stuff acordingly.
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> So I want a standard procedure (if there is one) that converts all the
> unusual punctuation characters and European bits and bobs to the escaped
> sequences such as $amp; etc.
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> kind regards
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> Gary
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> A*t 16:29 on 17/10/2005 you wrote *
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> >To : delphi at ns3.123.co.nz
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> >From: Kyley Harris, kyleyharris at gmail.com
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> >Can you provide some context as to where the punctuation marks are? ie,
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> >you delivering XML, or HTML etc?
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> >On 10/17/05, Gary T. Benner <gary at 123.co.nz> wrote:
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> >> Hi all,
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> >> Am delivering content through a WebService to a third party, and I'm
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> >> finding many punctuation characters being converted to '???' on the
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> >> receiving end.
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> >> Is there a standard routine to escape these, or convert them to the
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> >> alternate &#8217;.
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> >> or &amp; etc. ???
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> >> I've made a routine that does the usual ones, but a standard proc that
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> >> catches them all would be easier.
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> >> regards
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> >> Gary
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