Parse HTML ASCII

[McHenry]

When parsing HTML is it possible to have all the ASCII codes converted to
their real values first so that I do not need to search for them to exclude
them.

For example the following is retrieved as a price however it would be easier
to extract using a regex if the code was first converted to a dollar sign:

<h3>

&#36;249,000

</h3>

Thanks in advance...

[Ruben van Engelenburg]

Re: Parse HTML ASCII

McHenry wrote:[color=blue]
> For example the following is retrieved as a price however it would be easier
> to extract using a regex if the code was first converted to a dollar sign:
>
> <h3>
>
> &#36;249,000
>
> </h3>[/color]


Hi McHenry,

You're probably looking for html_entity_dec ode():

<?php
echo html_entity_dec ode('<h3>&#36;2 49,000</h3>');
?>

HTH.
Ruben.

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[McHenry]

Re: Parse HTML ASCII


"Ruben van Engelenburg" <ruben@NOSPAM.n l> wrote in message
news:44a28738$0 $31643$e4fe514c @news.xs4all.nl ...[color=blue]
> McHenry wrote:[color=green]
>> For example the following is retrieved as a price however it would be
>> easier to extract using a regex if the code was first converted to a
>> dollar sign:
>>
>> <h3>
>>
>> &#36;249,000
>>
>> </h3>[/color]
>
>
> Hi McHenry,
>
> You're probably looking for html_entity_dec ode():
>
> <?php
> echo html_entity_dec ode('<h3>&#36;2 49,000</h3>');
> ?>
>
> HTH.
> Ruben.
>
> --
> http://www.phpforums.nl[/color]

When I run the example code above it outputs the HTML as it appears above
and doesn't convert the ascii codes ?

[IchBin]

Re: Parse HTML ASCII

McHenry wrote:[color=blue]
> "Ruben van Engelenburg" <ruben@NOSPAM.n l> wrote in message
> news:44a28738$0 $31643$e4fe514c @news.xs4all.nl ...[color=green]
>> McHenry wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> For example the following is retrieved as a price however it would be
>>> easier to extract using a regex if the code was first converted to a
>>> dollar sign:
>>>
>>> <h3>
>>>
>>> &#36;249,000
>>>
>>> </h3>[/color]
>>
>> Hi McHenry,
>>
>> You're probably looking for html_entity_dec ode():
>>
>> <?php
>> echo html_entity_dec ode('<h3>&#36;2 49,000</h3>');
>> ?>
>>
>> HTH.
>> Ruben.
>>
>> --
>> http://www.phpforums.nl[/color]
>
> When I run the example code above it outputs the HTML as it appears above
> and doesn't convert the ascii codes ?
>
>[/color]

when I run it I get $249,000

<?php
echo html_entity_dec ode('<h3>&#36;2 49,000</h3>');
?>

I am using PHP Designer and PHP version 5.1.4

Thanks in Advance...
IchBin, Pocono Lake, Pa, USA http://weconsultants.phpnet.us
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[McHenry]

Re: Parse HTML ASCII


"IchBin" <weconsul@ptd.n et> wrote in message
news:iMKcnZphKs 4J6T7ZUSdV9g@pt d.net...[color=blue]
> McHenry wrote:[color=green]
>> "Ruben van Engelenburg" <ruben@NOSPAM.n l> wrote in message
>> news:44a28738$0 $31643$e4fe514c @news.xs4all.nl ...[color=darkred]
>>> McHenry wrote:
>>>> For example the following is retrieved as a price however it would be
>>>> easier to extract using a regex if the code was first converted to a
>>>> dollar sign:
>>>>
>>>> <h3>
>>>>
>>>> &#36;249,000
>>>>
>>>> </h3>
>>>
>>> Hi McHenry,
>>>
>>> You're probably looking for html_entity_dec ode():
>>>
>>> <?php
>>> echo html_entity_dec ode('<h3>&#36;2 49,000</h3>');
>>> ?>
>>>
>>> HTH.
>>> Ruben.
>>>
>>> --
>>> http://www.phpforums.nl[/color]
>>
>> When I run the example code above it outputs the HTML as it appears above
>> and doesn't convert the ascii codes ?[/color]
>
> when I run it I get $249,000[/color]

Output displayed in the browser ? Maybe the browser is converting the ASCII
however it is still being fed the raw codes by PHP

If you output the function to a txt file you'll find it's still the raw
codes...
[color=blue]
>
> <?php
> echo html_entity_dec ode('<h3>&#36;2 49,000</h3>');
> ?>
>
> I am using PHP Designer and PHP version 5.1.4
>
> Thanks in Advance...
> IchBin, Pocono Lake, Pa, USA http://weconsultants.phpnet.us
> _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________
>
> 'If there is one, Knowledge is the "Fountain of Youth"'
> -William E. Taylor, Regular Guy (1952-)[/color]

[Kimmo Laine]

Re: Parse HTML ASCII

"McHenry" <mchenry@mchenr y.com> wrote in message
news:44a377a2$0 $12236$5a62ac22 @per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au ...[color=blue]
>
> "IchBin" <weconsul@ptd.n et> wrote in message
> news:iMKcnZphKs 4J6T7ZUSdV9g@pt d.net...[color=green]
>> McHenry wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> "Ruben van Engelenburg" <ruben@NOSPAM.n l> wrote in message
>>> news:44a28738$0 $31643$e4fe514c @news.xs4all.nl ...
>>>> McHenry wrote:
>>>>> For example the following is retrieved as a price however it would be
>>>>> easier to extract using a regex if the code was first converted to a
>>>>> dollar sign:
>>>>>
>>>>> <h3>
>>>>>
>>>>> &#36;249,000
>>>>>
>>>>> </h3>
>>>>
>>>> Hi McHenry,
>>>>
>>>> You're probably looking for html_entity_dec ode():
>>>>
>>>> <?php
>>>> echo html_entity_dec ode('<h3>&#36;2 49,000</h3>');
>>>> ?>
>>>>
>>>> HTH.
>>>> Ruben.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> http://www.phpforums.nl
>>>
>>> When I run the example code above it outputs the HTML as it appears
>>> above and doesn't convert the ascii codes ?[/color]
>>
>> when I run it I get $249,000[/color]
>
> Output displayed in the browser ? Maybe the browser is converting the
> ASCII however it is still being fed the raw codes by PHP
>
> If you output the function to a txt file you'll find it's still the raw
> codes...
>[/color]

Read The Fine Manual :)

http://php.net/html-entity-decode

On that page, there's an example code:
function unhtmlentities( $string)
{
// replace numeric entities
$string = preg_replace('~ &#x([0-9a-f]+);~ei', 'chr(hexdec("\\ 1"))',
$string);
$string = preg_replace('~ &#([0-9]+);~e', 'chr(\\1)', $string);
// replace literal entities
$trans_tbl = get_html_transl ation_table(HTM L_ENTITIES);
$trans_tbl = array_flip($tra ns_tbl);
return strtr($string, $trans_tbl);
}

Try and see if it works.

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[Ruben van Engelenburg]

Re: Parse HTML ASCII

McHenry wrote:
[color=blue]
> Output displayed in the browser ? Maybe the browser is converting the ASCII
> however it is still being fed the raw codes by PHP
>
> If you output the function to a txt file you'll find it's still the raw
> codes...[/color]

What exactly do you mean by "raw codes"? And also what tool are you
using to view the stored file?

I'd try storing the output utf-8 encoded, either by using something like:

utf8_encode(htm l_entity_decode ('<h3>&#36;249, 000</h3>'));

or just use the third parameter to html_entity_dec ode being the output
encoding.

Then store that to a text file and open it in a unicode aware editor.

HTH.
Ruben.
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