> I've been trying to think of a delimiter character that can't
> be accidentally or purposely typed into the app. We are working
> with data that is originally gathered from a Windows app so I
> have no control over limiting the user's input ability. They
> can definitely use the Alt+numeric keypad technique to type in
> things like asc 01 and other non-printing chars.
>
> Does anyone have a suggestion as to what a good,
> near-fool-proof delimiter would be?
What alt key combination lets you enter ASCII 01, or the other non-printing
characters?
I typically use the ASCII bell character, CHR 7, for this. I've never had a
problem yet, but maybe I'm just lucky.
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
voice: (202) 797-5496
fax: (202) 797-5444
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