Microsoft has also put out a "Copy As HTML" feature that you can download and install into Word. This does a good job as well.
> Dan Rosenbaum > Wachovia Securities > Corporate & Investment Banking > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Carabetta [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 7:47 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: MS Word Funky Quotes > > I don't think so without a serious hack, i.e. hard-coding all of the > entity > values for every possible non-standard character, and then doing a search > and replace on them. The only two solutions I can think of are: > > a) Cut and paste into WordPad to remove 90% of the junk, then cut and > paste > from WordPad into the browser field. > b) Get HTML Tidy ... it's free! > Info: http://www.w3.org/People/Raggett/tidy/ > Source Code: http://tidy.sourceforge.net/ > > HTML Tidy is so darn useful, and has extensions that focus specifically on > MS Word junk. Outside of that, we're stuck in a Microsoft World right now, > so we just have to suck it up and do the best we can! > > HTH, > Dave. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carlisle, Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 04:47 PM > Subject: RE: MS Word Funky Quotes > > > > Sorry, I should have clarified moreso. > > A lot of the time, I don't have control over the content entry. I get > > content from a database and have to maintain the look of the output... > > e.g > > the blocky characters that an MS Word quote causes in a web browser. > > Can > > ColdFusion catch these non-standard characters and replace them? > > > > Thanks :) > > > > EC > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jeffry Houser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 4:37 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Re: MS Word Funky Quotes > > > > > > At 04:20 PM 02/18/2002 -0500, you wrote: > > >Seems like after I copy and paste content form MS Word, there's always > > time > > >spent turning the MS Word single and double quotes into real ones > > (that > > >don't produce garbage on the screen. Is there some kind of RegEx I > > can use > > >to find and replace such content in a CF Script. Can CF know what an > > MS > > >Word quote is? > > > > Do you mean you are pasting into CF Studio? > > I'd say don't use Word, but if you are not the one creating the > > content, > > you should be happy just to get it in a digital format. > > > > Try pasting into Notepad before CF Studio. > > > > Just a thought. > > > > > > -- > > Jeffry Houser | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Need a Web Developer? Contact me! > > AIM: Reboog711 | Fax / Phone: 860-223-7946 > > -- > > My Books: http://www.instantcoldfusion.com > > My Band: http://www.farcryfly.com > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get Your Own Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionb FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
