i think you just need function urldecode().... On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 8:05 AM, Skip Evans <skip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hey all, > > What's the best way to filter/convert characters that don't > translate properly from say news stories to HTML? > > For example, I have a form that people cut and paste the lead > in paragraph from news stories they want to link to from their > sites to the original. And of course things like long dashes, > double quotes, single quotes, etc, always translate is wacky > unprintables when they are rendered, and the user needs to > edit them to replace them with standard characters. > > Is there way to filter this text through a function that will > convert them to web friendly chars? > > Thanks, > Skip > > -- > ==================================== > Skip Evans > PenguinSites.com, LLC > 503 S Baldwin St, #1 > Madison WI 53703 > 608.250.2720 > http://penguinsites.com > ------------------------------------ > Those of you who believe in > telekinesis, raise my hand. > -- Kurt Vonnegut > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- solo(xzyyyy@xxxxxxxxx) -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
