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    How To Do: Translate HTML codes to normal text

    I have a script program that I tried using the following code:

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      $value =~ tr/+/ /;
      $value =~ tr/%21/!/;
      $value =~ tr/%22/"/;
      $value =~ tr/%25/%/;
      $value =~ tr/%26/&/;
      $value =~ tr/%28/(/;
      $value =~ tr/%29/)/;
      $value =~ tr/%2C/,/;
      $value =~ tr/%2F/|/;
      $value =~ tr/%3C/>/;
      $value =~ tr/%3D/=/;
      $value =~ tr/%3E/</;
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    Unfortunately it does'nt do what I though it would do.

    I want to take each HTML code like %xx and change it to the real character.

    For example %3E = "<" and %3C = ">"

    Anyone know how to do this?


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    Re: How To Do: Translate HTML codes to normal text

    Quote Originally Posted by Hackoo View Post
    That would OK but my code is not VBScript


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    Re: How To Do: Translate HTML codes to normal text

    Quote Originally Posted by Hackoo View Post
    Well, don't know about this one. It doesn't really give me the script code I need


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    Re: How To Do: Translate HTML codes to normal text

    The code I posted translates a one for one character.

    For example

    This code line takes all occurances of plus (+) sign and changes them to blank or spaces
    $value =~ tr/+/ /;

    What this will do is change all % to !, then all 2 to ! then all 1 to ! so I wind up with !!!
    $value =~ tr/%21/!/;

    but that is not what I need. I need %21 to be changed to only one character, !


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    Re: How To Do: Translate HTML codes to normal text

    Here, try this:

    Code:
    Private Declare Function UrlUnescapeW Lib "shlwapi.dll" (ByVal pszURL As Long, ByVal pszUnescaped As Long, ByRef pcchUnescaped As Long, ByVal dwFlags As Long) As Long
    
    Public Function URLDecode(ByRef sURL As String) As String
        Const INTERNET_MAX_URL_LENGTH = 2083&, E_POINTER = &H80004003
        Dim ChrCnt As Long
    
        ChrCnt = INTERNET_MAX_URL_LENGTH + 1&
        Do:  URLDecode = Space$(ChrCnt - 1&)
        Loop While UrlUnescapeW(StrPtr(sURL), StrPtr(URLDecode), ChrCnt, 0&) = E_POINTER
        If ChrCnt < Len(URLDecode) Then URLDecode = Left$(URLDecode, ChrCnt)
    
        ChrCnt = InStr(URLDecode, "+")
        While ChrCnt
            Mid$(URLDecode, ChrCnt) = " "
            ChrCnt = InStr(ChrCnt, URLDecode, "+")
        Wend
    End Function

    Note:

    MSDN says "input strings cannot be longer than INTERNET_MAX_URL_LENGTH".
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    Re: How To Do: Translate HTML codes to normal text

    This has nothing to do with Microsoft, or Windows. This is a script program that runs on the web server. It's a Perl script program.


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    Re: How To Do: Translate HTML codes to normal text

    Then it should have been posted in the correct forum...
    like the XML, HTML, Javascript, Web and CSS one... it even specifies that "Topics include: Perl, Cold Fusion, etc. (Java, ASP & VB Script and PHP are separate)"

    I'll ask a mod to move it....

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    Re: How To Do: Translate HTML codes to normal text

    I didn't see the other forum. I posted here because I read this:

    This forum is the place to post all your questions about using the Internet within your applications. Topics include: writing components for ASP (classic), VB Script, and more.

    Guess I didn't look far enough.


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