The user contributed notes on php.net for str_replace has several solutions... On Tue, September 12, 2006 5:02 pm, Kevin Murphy wrote: > I have a web form where trusted people will be inputing information > that they usually copy/paste out of MS Word. While the people are > trusted... MS Word isn't. I keep getting garbage characters in there, > usually associated with Smart Quotes. If I take the content out of > the DB, throw it into BBEdit and use the convert to ASCII command > that solves the problem. > > Is there some way I can filter/convert this information before it > gets to the mysql database? > > > -- > Kevin Murphy > Webmaster: Information and Marketing Services > Western Nevada Community College > www.wncc.edu > 775-445-3326 > > > > > -- > Kevin Murphy > Webmaster: Information and Marketing Services > Western Nevada Community College > www.wncc.edu > 775-445-3326 > > > -- Like Music? http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
