I looked at this some more on OS X. I'm not seeing a problem with merge. And I'm not seeing a problem with metadata per se, I don't think. But I am seeing a problem with setting metadata with htmlText.
> On Sep 10, 2019, at 1:32 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > On 9/10/19 1:47 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote: >> :) >> 1. Jacque is very confused too, but is afraid of big sticks. >> 2. Encoding should be identical throughout. I'm working with a large text >> block, pulling out sections to create a list. All data is retrieved from >> othe same variable, which is UTF16 native LC text. >> 3. The metadata is only set at the "paragraph" level, which I need instead >> of "line" because there is a soft return in each entry. >> 4. I did try to textDecode the metadata, but since it was already decoded in >> the source, decoding came out as garbage. I even tried encoding it too, >> knowing it wouldn't work, and I was right. >> Solution: urlEncode the metadata before merging, and urlDecode after >> retrieval. When my example is urlEncoded it becomes a simple string: >> PP04_The+%D2Mystery%D3+of+Marriage > > Blah. URLEncode/decode works fine on desktop (Mac) but on Android it fails. > For some reason on Android I get this: > PP04_The%2B%253FMystery%253F%2Bof%2BMarriage > > All tests are in LC 9.5 so there should be no difference, right? > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
