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Html special characters and the accented characters

Dear all

Well, it is a headache... What I do for reading accented characters in a textarea, for examples, of a webpage with source code sourece caracters and any metatag regarding the ". ISO".

URL: http://www.filosofia.org/rev/bas/bas20101.htm

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Thank you in advance for any advice.

Bob

Serena Hsi

What is the question here? Are you asking for text-to-speech readers or for ASCII help on converting text to accented characters?

BOB KUSPE

ASKER

I am asking for help on converting text to accented characters:

For example:

aacute; to á
eacute; to é
iacute; to í
oacute; to ó
uacute; to ú

Best regards

Bob

Flabio Gates

Well, javascript already knows how to translate those. See fiddle.

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Julian Hansen

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BOB KUSPE

ASKER

Hi,

I want this code in ASP or PHP, but I found it in Javascript:

Example:

onClick="replaceFormFields(this.form,'oacute;','ó');

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Thanks

BOB KUSPE

ASKER

Yes, Julian

I love PHP although I am a newby. Simple and efficient

BOB KUSPE

ASKER

Many thanks

Julian Hansen

You are welcome.