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Posted by Roger Dodger on 03/21/06 17:39
It is a huge task to decode Word from it's proprietary format to plain
text or regular old HTML. All online resume's I've submitted in a form
have required me to paste in either a plain text or rich text format.
That would be the easiest approach. User just has to Save as... from
the Word File menu.
comp.lang.php wrote:
> fiziwig wrote:
> > By "funky characters" I assume you mean the letter 'e' with the cute
> > little French decoration on top. Try this:
> >
> > $new_string=str_replace('é','e',$old_string);
> >
> > To replace the decorated e's with plain vanilla e's.
> >
> > (The first e is the decorated on, in case it doesn't show up in your
> > newsreader. For windows users that's entered by holding down the alt
> > ket and typing 0233 on the num pad.)
> >
> > You might also need to do it for the upper case 'E' inc ase people
> > write "RESUMÉ" in caps.
> >
> > --gary
>
> No that's not the case. What is happening is when someone copies and
> pastes a Word document "as-is", like with its own proprietary spacing,
> fonts, etc., this is what you'll see on an HTML page:
>
> University of North Carolina
> ����¯�¿�½������¢������¯������¿������½������¯������¿������½
> Charlotte
>
> Phil
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