On 23/01/2008, Richard Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Back to the original question... > > I suppose you could use mysql_escape_string (note the lack of "real") > in the short term...
I'd rather not. There is no short term. > It would be Real Nifty (tm) if the MySQL API had a function that let > you specify the charset without a connection and did the escaping. > > Presumably you don't NEED a connection if you already know what > charset thingie you are aiming at... > > Or maybe I'm not understanding something... You are understanding. I'm heading over to the mysql bugzilla now... Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?