[Gambas-user] Problems with ampersand in a string

[nando]

what error ?


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From: Rolf Schmidt <rolf.frogs at ...221...>
To: "Gambas," <Gambas-user at lists.sourceforge.net>
Sent: Wed, 11 May 2005 09:33:06 +0200
Subject: [Gambas-user] Problems with ampersand in a string

> Hi everybody out there
> 
> I try to query a postgersql database where the string contains an 
> ampersand char which results in an error.
> 
> So I try to substitute the "&" with a "%" char and use the "like"-
> operator, but I didn't see any modification after the substitute command:
> 
>      tmp = Replace$(string1, "&", "%")
> 
> even with charset conversion
> 
>    tmp = Replace$(string1, Conv$("&", System.Charset, "UTF-8"), "%")
> 
> I also tried the "qoute"-Operator, which doesn't help either.
> 
> What are my mistakes?
> In use is Gambas 1.9.3 - because I'm waiting for new Debian packages 
> at linex 
> (does anybody knows, when they are available?).
> 
> Many thanks for help
> Rolf
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