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


del descubrimiento, en tanto éste no puede hacerse consistir en un acto instantáneo de conocimiento, en una especie de revelación súbita. Cuando el explorador descubre una nueva senda en la selva, valiéndose de su machete, las perspectivas que descubre conspectivamente implican a su vez resoluciones o disposiciones sobre el terreno recorrido. Más aún: como es imposible prácticamente en

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Thank you in advance for any advice.

Bob
BOB KUSPEAsked:
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Julian HansenConnect With a Mentor Commented: 
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$x = "del descubrimiento, en tanto &eacute;ste no puede hacerse consistir en un acto instant&aacute;neo de conocimiento, en una especie de revelaci&oacute;n s&uacute;bita. Cuando el explorador descubre una nueva senda en la selva, vali&eacute;ndose de su machete, las perspectivas que descubre conspectivamente implican a su vez resoluciones o disposiciones sobre el terreno recorrido. M&aacute;s a&uacute;n: como es imposible pr&aacute;cticamente en";
echo html_entity_decode($x);

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html_entity_decode()
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Serena HsiMarketing ConsultantCommented:
What is the question here? Are you asking for text-to-speech readers or for ASCII help on converting text to accented characters?
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BOB KUSPEAuthor Commented:
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
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Flabio GatesCommented:
Well, javascript already knows how to translate those. See fiddle.
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BOB KUSPEAuthor Commented:
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
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BOB KUSPEAuthor Commented:
Yes, Julian

I love PHP although I am a newby. Simple and efficient
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BOB KUSPEAuthor Commented:
Many thanks
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Julian HansenCommented:
You are welcome.
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