Util to convert %20%22 stuff to normal text

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Is there a freeware utility which will convert a string of characters
containing elements like %20%22 into normal text?

Ideally the util would also do the conversion back the other way.
 
Franklin said:
Is there a freeware utility which will convert a string of characters
containing elements like %20%22 into normal text?

Ideally the util would also do the conversion back the other way.
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If you're talking about file names: TrackerV3 (file manager,
http://www.trackerv3.com/) will do both ways via the context menu of
selected files in a 1-click operation. These conversions are called
UrlEscape resp. UrlUnescape.

Donald
 
On Tue 19 Jul 2005 19:58:14, Donald Lessau wrote:
If you're talking about file names: TrackerV3 (file manager,
http://www.trackerv3.com/) will do both ways via the context
menu of selected files in a 1-click operation. These conversions
are called UrlEscape resp. UrlUnescape.
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Very nice.

Is there a trick I can use to get TrackerV3 to convert characters
which can not be used in XP file names but which might appear in a
URL?

(IE: characters like forward slash, backward slash, colon, angle
brackets, question mark, etc)
 
Donald said:
If you're talking about file names: TrackerV3 (file manager,
http://www.trackerv3.com/) will do both ways via the context menu of
selected files in a 1-click operation. These conversions are called
UrlEscape resp. UrlUnescape.
Click to expand...

I swear this is getting to be as bad as IrfanView. . .

The answer is TrackerV3.
What is the question?

We may have to have a runoff - the winner will be the app that makes the best coffee. ;)

There are a few special purpose apps too (for URLs):

http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/acf/P_INTERNET.php#4.91URL:Decode
http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/acf/P_INTERNET.php#4.91URL:Decode-Encode

Susan
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Franklin said:
Is there a trick I can use to get TrackerV3 to convert characters
which can not be used in XP file names but which might appear in a
URL?

(IE: characters like forward slash, backward slash, colon, angle
brackets, question mark, etc)
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No, unfortunately not. While "UrlUnescape" obviously should and could
convert all characters found in a URL, you just cannot get those particular
characters into the Windows file system and from there into TrackerV3. Your
task is just not file-managerish enough ;) ... take the special purpose apps
Susan mentioned.

Donald
 
On Wed 20 Jul 2005 00:02:01, Susan Bugher wrote:
I swear this is getting to be as bad as IrfanView. . .

The answer is TrackerV3.
What is the question?
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Heh! I reckon TrackerV3 is a fine application and I use
it every day.

In a funny sort of way, TV3 is a bit like Ghisler's Total
Commander - there are lots of hidden goodies.

TV3 is also a bit like Total Commander in that the menu
structure and GUI is a bit, how shall I put this delicately,
unusual. Although nothing is quite as isiosyncratic as
Total Commander and I was brought up on early Norton
Utilities for DOS so I can half see what Total Commander is
trying to do.

The main thing I use Total Commander for is for
handling file comments stored in 4DOS DESCRIPT.ION files which is
something TV3 does not do. http://www.4dos.info/4tools.htm
 
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