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This function does not appear to be returning the correct characters for a site, but the code of the page of the site shows the right characters? Can someone show me how to correct this, or is this a bug in the function? Actually I corrected it in my code, but just replacing these characters, but should they even be part of the string?

Here is the two strange characters:
“
.â€.

 

#include <Inet.au3>
#include <String.au3>

$linc = "http://www.dictionary.com/browse/diablo?s=t"

$str = _INetGetSource($linc, 1)
; has this in it ;“devil.”.
$str = BinaryToString($str)
ConsoleWrite($str)
$str = _StringBetween($str, '<div class="def-set">', '</div>', 1)
MsgBox('', 'raw data', $str[0])

 

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23 minutes ago, AutoBert said:

as you use Inetget with param $BString = True Delete line #7

 

Sorry that was trying both, the first time I had a 0 in there, as I tried both to remove the special characters that are appearing...

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"Everybody catches up with everyone, eventually" 

"As you teach others, you are really teaching yourself."

From my dad

"Do not worry about yesterday, as the only thing that you can control is tomorrow."

 

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Given that the website explicitely declares that: "charset=utf-8", I'd use "$str = BinaryToString($str, $SB_UTF8)". But then the ConsoleWrite won't display everything as they are (MsgBox will).

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52 minutes ago, jchd said:

Given that the website explicitely declares that: "charset=utf-8", I'd use "$str = BinaryToString($str, $SB_UTF8)". But then the ConsoleWrite won't display everything as they are (MsgBox will).

Thanks, that did the trick.

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"Everybody catches up with everyone, eventually" 

"As you teach others, you are really teaching yourself."

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Both works:

  • Inetget reading binary:
#include <Inet.au3>
#include <String.au3>

$linc = "http://www.dictionary.com/browse/diablo?s=t"

$str = _INetGetSource($linc, 0)
$str = BinaryToString($str, $SB_UTF8)
FileWrite('Test.txt',$str)
$str = _StringBetween($str, '<div class="def-set">', '</div>', 1)
MsgBox('', 'raw data', $str[0])
ShellExecute('test.txt')
  • InetGet reading text: 
    #include <Inet.au3>
    #include <String.au3>
    
    $linc = "http://www.dictionary.com/browse/diablo?s=t"
    
    $str = _INetGetSource($linc, 1)
    FileWrite('Test.txt',$str)
    $str = _StringBetween($str, '<div class="def-set">', '</div>', 1)
    MsgBox('', 'raw data', $str[0])
    ShellExecute('test.txt')

     

 

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1 hour ago, AutoBert said:

Both works:

  • Inetget reading binary:
#include <Inet.au3>
#include <String.au3>

$linc = "http://www.dictionary.com/browse/diablo?s=t"

$str = _INetGetSource($linc, 0)
$str = BinaryToString($str, $SB_UTF8)
FileWrite('Test.txt',$str)
$str = _StringBetween($str, '<div class="def-set">', '</div>', 1)
MsgBox('', 'raw data', $str[0])
ShellExecute('test.txt')
  • InetGet reading text: 
    #include <Inet.au3>
    #include <String.au3>
    
    $linc = "http://www.dictionary.com/browse/diablo?s=t"
    
    $str = _INetGetSource($linc, 1)
    FileWrite('Test.txt',$str)
    $str = _StringBetween($str, '<div class="def-set">', '</div>', 1)
    MsgBox('', 'raw data', $str[0])
    ShellExecute('test.txt')

     

 

The second one gets the same thing as I stated in the OP - the strange characters.

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"Sometimes you have to go back to where you started, to get to where you want to go." 

"Everybody catches up with everyone, eventually" 

"As you teach others, you are really teaching yourself."

From my dad

"Do not worry about yesterday, as the only thing that you can control is tomorrow."

 

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