Theres a good article about Best Practices to prevent non-standard characters.
http://www.dwheeler.com/essays/quotes-in-html.html Basically they say use UTF-8 consistently. On the data input side we filter to trap irregularities and then likewise use UTF-8 on the presentation side. Another thing to consider is using consistent fonts for both input and output - whenever possible use the same for both cases. This way any irregularities would hopefully be apparent to the user as they enter them. Biggest problem we see if when users copy for Windows (M$) applications into forms - this is usually how non-standard characters get introduced. The article above explains why. Ben Marchbanks ::: alQemy ::: transforming information into intelligence http://www.alQemy.com ::: magazooms ::: digital magazines http://www.magazooms.com Greenville, SC 864.284.9918 zzberthod wrote: > Hello, > > I'm using SOAP services that generate XML result. > I need to feed a Flex dynamic list with the XML result. > I try to use the XMLCollection AS object and I display it in a > DataGrid. But I've got some problems. > > I've got multiple lines in XML result like this: > <data> > First line > Second line > Third line > </data> > > When I display it in a DataGrid row, I see that: > First line§backlineSecond line§backlineThird line > > And I've got other character encoding problems. > > How can I encode my character strings? > > Thanks > > > -- Ben Marchbanks ::: alQemy ::: transforming information into intelligence http://www.alQemy.com ::: magazooms ::: digital magazines http://www.magazooms.com Greenville, SC 864.284.9918
