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[helder7]

A simple online tool that replace the special characters by characters supported by txt reader for mobile devices like calculators, mp4 players, mobile phones, etc...

Like:
ã -> a
é -> e

The initial version V1 is released some months ago, in a discussion about txt readers with xtrm0.

Now i updated it!

New features in V2:
-Now your can upload your *.txt files instead of writing text in the page.
-More special special characters support (portuguese, french, spanish, german, italian...).
-The tool count the number of converted files.

You can use it at:
http://wiki.planet-c...accent-remover/

[flyingfisch]

Very nice.

Do you have a way to copy/paste text into it also?

And another thing: You may want to style the choose button with CSS to match the Upload button.

[helder7]

in next update i will add copy past function that return a generated .TXT file

about upload button, i had read this article: http://www.quirksmod.../inputfile.html, but i dont want lose time with minor changes

[Forty-Two]

That's a very neat trick. Thanks for the link

[flyingfisch]

Very nice trick. Why don't you post the link in the Web Design Thread?

[helder7]

New Update - V2.1 (06/07/2012)
-New text input way, now you can copy and paste or write text in the page (calc screen) and download a generated .txt without accents (you can toggle between import *.txt mode or write text mode pressing F2)
-Cronjob to delete files added

[flyingfisch]

Hmm... doesn't seem to be working well for me.

Here is the original: http://www.toppagede...o/repay_old.txt

And here is the converted one: http://www.toppagede...casio/repay.txt

See for yourself what problems i get.

[helder7]

i found the problem youre using utf8 .txt files as input, please use ansi

Edited by helder7, 06 July 2012 - 01:46 AM.

[flyingfisch]

i found the problem youre using utf8 .txt files as input, please use ansi

How to convert UTF to ansi?

[helder7]

How to convert UTF to ansi?

in windows notepad is default option


you use linux?

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btw: i downt know why but a string like this:

"cao"

return this:

\"cao\"

i will try add tomorrow a code to remove " but will not be easy because this character is used in php syntax

Edited by helder7, 06 July 2012 - 01:57 AM.

[Forty-Two]

http://www.gnu.org/s...13/iconv.1.html

[flyingfisch]

http://www.gnu.org/s...13/iconv.1.html

Will that change an e with an accent to an e without one? or will it give me hex or something?

EDIT

This is what happens:

flyingfisch@flyingfisch-Office-Computer:~/Desktop/Shortcuts/Shortcuts/ebooks/pimpernel$ iconv -f UTF-8 -t CP1252 repay.txt
iconv: illegal input sequence at position 0