Thanks for the tips!
Mark
"A. Vine" wrote:
> Mark et al,
>
> The browsers are fairly reliable in converting data input in an HTML form into
> the declared charset of the form. A hidden field with the charset value works
> very well in this case - or - if the form is dynamically generated, so too is
> the HTTP header and/or META tag with the charset, which means the program
> already knows the charset of the form. If the CGI is persistent, this
> information is simply accessed from a stored variable. If the CGI is not
> persistent, the hidden field can be generated as part of the form.
>
> We have used this technique with success in a couple of client applications,
> both with persistent and non-persistent CGIs.
>
> Andrea
> --
> Andrea Vine, avine@eng.sun.com
> Sun-Netscape Alliance i18n architect
> Necessity is the mother of strange bedfellows.
> -- Dr. Dave Farber (father of SNOBOL and one of the creators of Token Ring)
>
> mark.davis@us.ibm.com wrote:
> >
> > Unfortunately, as has been noted on this list, there is no explicit
> > reliable way to determine the character encoding of a posted form in HTML.
> > A common technique for handling this is to have a hidden field with known,
> > fixed contents. When these contents are analysed, the encoding can be
> > heuristically determined.
> >
> > What I would like to see is if anyone has developed a set of minimal
> > contents of one or more hidden fields that suffice to distinguish all major
> > character sets?
> >
> > Mark
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