>>> The Problem: >>> On the receiving end (webpage) the the POST variable doesn't arrive >>> intact. Only the first letter. In this example case only "t" arrives >>> (so "t = test" instead of "test = test" >>> As suggested, the value arrives intact (in this case "test") > >> It's no bug. The component user is responsible to format >> posted data properly. > >> Most likely you have to convert the Unicode string to Ansi or >> UTF-8 first. > > Interesting !!! > So POST and GET data, when sent to a host, are not unicode ? > And so what I provide to the component when I do a GET, in unicode, is > converted in the component to something else (UTF 8 ?) > before it's sent out ?
HTTP like many if not all TCP/IP protocols are ASCII (not even ANSI, but ASCII). Everything else than ASCII has to be converted. Frequently, ANSI is also OK provided the sender and receiver are using the same code page. Otherwise, ANSI accented characters becomes corrupted. -- francois.pie...@overbyte.be The author of the freeware multi-tier middleware MidWare The author of the freeware Internet Component Suite (ICS) http://www.overbyte.be -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be
