edits help

[Ken Cole]

I don't even remember what the @ does.

it is not in my help file nor is it in the online FP help! :(

Ken

On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Kenneth Brody <kenbrody at spamcop.net> wrote:
> On 5/26/2011 5:31 PM, Jeff Harrison wrote:
>> ----- Original Message ----
>>
>>> From: Kenneth Brody<kenbrody at spamcop.net>
>>> To: Jeff Harrison<jeffaharrison at yahoo.com>
>>> Cc: Linda Gray<lc_gray at yahoo.com>; filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
>>> Sent: Thu, May 26, 2011 2:47:19 PM
>>> Subject: Re: edits help
>>>
>>> On 5/26/2011 2:26 PM, Jeff Harrison wrote:
>> [snip]
>>
>>>>
>>>> I suppose Ken will now show us  how to do this with an edit. :-)
>>>
>>>       { @ |  (!"'"!<&39;>) | * }
>>>
>>> Of course, you still may need to pass the  original string through TOHTML()
>>> first, to take care of the other  characters.  (Or extend the above edit to
>>> handle the other characters  as well.)
>>
>> Great stuff.  I have got to remember the @
>
> Pop quiz time.  I hope everyone has been keeping good notes...
>
> Why does the above edit fail on fields with an apostrophe, if the "@" part
> is left off?
>
>> Thanks.
>
> You're welcome.
>
> --
> Kenneth Brody
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