Strings from hell

[Harold Skeggs]

Hello, I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction, or better
still, help me with a code snippet :)

I have the following text in a string:

"=?utf-8?B?UmHimaXDr+KBv2cgIEzimYLimYDimatpzrU=?="

I want to convert it to displayable characters, like this:

"Ra?ving L???ie"

I know I will lose non-displayable characters, and that's exactly what I
want to do with the input text but I don't know how to do it. Can anyone
give me some advice on how to go about achieving that goal, please? I'd be
very grateful as I'm a novice and this has had me stumped for two days.

I have both .NET 2003 and .NET 2005, but prefer to work in 2005, if that
helps.

[John A. Bailo]

So you basically want to only display certain ASCII values, so can't you
use chr.

Put the string in a loop and do

foreach(char c in s)
....print values that are <> n and n1

Harold Skeggs wrote:

Hello, I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction, or better
still, help me with a code snippet :)

I have the following text in a string:

"=?utf-8?B?UmHimaXDr+KBv2cgIEzimYLimYDimatpzrU=?="

I want to convert it to displayable characters, like this:

"Ra?ving L???ie"

I know I will lose non-displayable characters, and that's exactly what I
want to do with the input text but I don't know how to do it. Can anyone
give me some advice on how to go about achieving that goal, please? I'd be
very grateful as I'm a novice and this has had me stumped for two days.

I have both .NET 2003 and .NET 2005, but prefer to work in 2005, if that
helps.

[Harold Skeggs]

"John A. Bailo" <ja*****@texeme.com> wrote in message
news:c4********************@speakeasy.net

So you basically want to only display certain ASCII values, so can't
you use chr.

Put the string in a loop and do

foreach(char c in s)
....print values that are <> n and n1
Huh?

How do you propose that your code will translate the string
"=?utf-8?B?UmHimaXDr+KBv2cgIEzimYLimYDimatpzrU=?=" into the correct "Ra?ving
L???ie"?

Are you a linux-using idiot or something? Sheesh.
Harold Skeggs wrote:

Hello, I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction, or
better still, help me with a code snippet :)

I have the following text in a string:

"=?utf-8?B?UmHimaXDr+KBv2cgIEzimYLimYDimatpzrU=?="

I want to convert it to displayable characters, like this:

"Ra?ving L???ie"

I know I will lose non-displayable characters, and that's exactly
what I want to do with the input text but I don't know how to do it.
Can anyone give me some advice on how to go about achieving that
goal, please? I'd be very grateful as I'm a novice and this has had
me stumped for two days. I have both .NET 2003 and .NET 2005, but prefer
to work in 2005, if
that helps.

[mayayana]

I can't make any sense out of your question either,
but it would help if you didn't post to both VB
and VB.Net. The groups with "dotnet" are for
..Net. The first group in your posting list is VB6
and under.

--
ma**********@mindXXspring.com
(Remove Xs for return email.)
Harold Skeggs <no.spam.for.me@thanks> wrote in message
news:dl**********@pita.alt.net...

"John A. Bailo" <ja*****@texeme.com> wrote in message
news:c4********************@speakeasy.net

So you basically want to only display certain ASCII values, so can't
you use chr.

Put the string in a loop and do

foreach(char c in s)
....print values that are <> n and n1
Huh?

How do you propose that your code will translate the string
"=?utf-8?B?UmHimaXDr+KBv2cgIEzimYLimYDimatpzrU=?=" into the correct

"Ra?ving L???ie"?

Are you a linux-using idiot or something? Sheesh.

Harold Skeggs wrote:

Hello, I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction, or
better still, help me with a code snippet :)

I have the following text in a string:

"=?utf-8?B?UmHimaXDr+KBv2cgIEzimYLimYDimatpzrU=?="

I want to convert it to displayable characters, like this:

"Ra?ving L???ie"

I know I will lose non-displayable characters, and that's exactly
what I want to do with the input text but I don't know how to do it.
Can anyone give me some advice on how to go about achieving that
goal, please? I'd be very grateful as I'm a novice and this has had
me stumped for two days. I have both .NET 2003 and .NET 2005, but prefer to work in 2005, if
that helps.

[Harold Skeggs]

"mayayana" <ma**********@mindXXspring.com> wrote in message
news:uw****************@newsread3.news.atl.earthli nk.net

I can't make any sense out of your question either,
Oh, so you're stupid too.
but it would help if you didn't post to both VB
and VB.Net. The groups with "dotnet" are for
.Net. The first group in your posting list is VB6
and under.

[Brian Henry]

So you want to convert a UTF-8 encoded UNICODE string that is being
displayed as ASCII on screen into what it should show up as UNICODE on
screen? because thats sure as heck what i get out of what you wrote and the
whole "UTF-8" marker in it screams this is a UNICODE string broken into
ASCII... but you REALLY need to provide more information on what you want to
do.. showing a string and say turn it into this doesnt help many people
because that is way too vague. what is the formatting of the two strings...
i assume the intial one is UTF-8 based on its encoding marker... what is the
final format? basic UNICODE? if so look at the encode class in .NET

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...dingTopic2.asp

[Brian Henry]

and if that doesnt help you to figure out it on your own... convert the text
into a byte array... and use the encode.convert to convert it from one
format to another...

"Harold Skeggs" <no.spam.for.me@thanks> wrote in message
news:dl**********@pita.alt.net...

"mayayana" <ma**********@mindXXspring.com> wrote in message
news:uw****************@newsread3.news.atl.earthli nk.net

I can't make any sense out of your question either,

Oh, so you're stupid too.

but it would help if you didn't post to both VB
and VB.Net. The groups with "dotnet" are for
.Net. The first group in your posting list is VB6
and under.

[m.posseth]

Harold ,

Please reply in a normall way to the people who respond to your questions

I for a fact would never reply with a answer , when the reaction that did
not solve your problem to another person is like that

And yes to answer your question in forehand ,,,, Yes i am stupid to ,,,even
though I do stupid stuff, this people who are supposed to have average
intelligence do really stupid stuff, and a lot of it. They also are unaware
of so many solutions to their problems. This, of course, makes me feel
smart. But am I? Or am I just surrounded by idiots?
regards

Michel Posseth [MCP]

"Brian Henry" <no****@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:eK**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

and if that doesnt help you to figure out it on your own... convert the
text into a byte array... and use the encode.convert to convert it from
one format to another...

"Harold Skeggs" <no.spam.for.me@thanks> wrote in message
news:dl**********@pita.alt.net...

"mayayana" <ma**********@mindXXspring.com> wrote in message
news:uw****************@newsread3.news.atl.earthli nk.net

I can't make any sense out of your question either,

Oh, so you're stupid too.

but it would help if you didn't post to both VB
and VB.Net. The groups with "dotnet" are for
.Net. The first group in your posting list is VB6
and under.

[Scott Coonce]

"m.posseth" <mi*****@nohausystems.nl> wrote in message
news:%2****************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

Harold ,

Please reply in a normall way to the people who respond to your questions

I for a fact would never reply with a answer

My feelings exactly. Rudeness on newsgroups never pays, stupid or
unintelligible replies or not.

Scott

[Oenone]

Harold Skeggs wrote:

I can't make any sense out of your question either,

Oh, so you're stupid too.

That's the way to do it, Harold. Insult the people that try to help you.
You're way more likely to get assistance in the future after doing that.

--

(O)enone

[Harold Skeggs]

"Bruno Jouhier" <bj******@club-internet.fr> wrote in message
news:43***********************@news.club-internet.fr...

The following program will decode it (somehow):

static void Main(string[] args)
{
string encoded = "=?utf-8?B?UmHimaXDr+KBv2cgIEzimYLimYDimatpzrU=?=";
// eliminate leading =?utf-8?B? and trailing ?=
encoded = encoded.Substring(10, encoded.Length - 12);
// decode base 64
byte[] bytes = Convert.FromBase64String(encoded);
// convert to string
string decoded = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(bytes);
// print
Console.WriteLine(decoded);
}

But I get a slightly different result. I get something like
Ra?iXg L???iY
where X looks like a superscript n and Y looks like greek epsilon.

I don't know how you will be able to make sense out of the result.
I most certainly can. That is excellent work. Thank you very much. You are
worth your weight in gold. What I was missing was this...
// eliminate leading =?utf-8?B? and trailing ?=

It was a pleasure to get assistance from someone who knows what they're
doing instead of those who only pretend to know. Now I'm off to conquer the
world. Have a nice weekend, sir.

Regards,
Harold.

[Harold Skeggs]

"J French" <er*****@nowhere.uk> wrote in message
news:43**************@news.btopenworld.com...

On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:57:19 +1100, "Harold Skeggs" One other point, if you persist in posting in this NG, then we shall
start cross posting to dotnet NGs - which will make a real mess

With me being a right cunt that can ruin your entire day with one
well-placed, incisive remark, I'm up for it.

[Harold Skeggs]

"Harold Skeggs" <no.spam.for.me@thanks> wrote in message
news:dl**********@pita.alt.net

"Bruno Jouhier" <bj******@club-internet.fr> wrote in message
news:43***********************@news.club-internet.fr...

The following program will decode it (somehow):

static void Main(string[] args)
{
string encoded =
"=?utf-8?B?UmHimaXDr+KBv2cgIEzimYLimYDimatpzrU=?="; // eliminate
leading =?utf-8?B? and trailing ?= encoded =
encoded.Substring(10, encoded.Length - 12); // decode base 64
byte[] bytes = Convert.FromBase64String(encoded);
// convert to string
string decoded = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(bytes);
// print
Console.WriteLine(decoded);
}

But I get a slightly different result. I get something like
Ra?iXg L???iY
where X looks like a superscript n and Y looks like greek epsilon.

I don't know how you will be able to make sense out of the result.

I most certainly can. That is excellent work. Thank you very much.
You are worth your weight in gold. What I was missing was this...

// eliminate leading =?utf-8?B? and trailing ?=

It was a pleasure to get assistance from someone who knows what
they're doing instead of those who only pretend to know. Now I'm off
to conquer the world. Have a nice weekend, sir.

Regards,
Harold.

Here it is, Bruno:

Dim sIn As String
Dim sOut As String

sIn = Encoding.UTF8.GetString( _
Convert.FromBase64String("UmHimaXDr+KBv2cgIEzimYLi mYDimatpzrU="))

sOut = ""
For Each c As Char In sIn
sOut = sOut & Encoding.UTF8.GetChars(Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(c))
Next

I now have two strings, one that displays correctly for systems that support
unicode and one that displays as I want it for systems that don't support
unicode.

Again, many thanks for your kind help.

[Brian Henry]

now just learn now to treat people yourself... calling people linux idiots
or what not is stupid... especially since linux people work with UTF-8 and
base 64 a LOT more then windows people ever would...

[AustinMN]

Harold Skeggs wrote:

"mayayana" <[e-mail]> wrote in message

I can't make any sense out of your question either,

Oh, so you're stupid too.

Nothing like biting the hand that is trying to feed you.

I thought you might be Troglodyte:
http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/war...troglodyte.htm

And I can't rule out Enfant Provocateur:
http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/war...rovocateur.htm

But I really think you are simply Jerk:
http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/jerk.htm

Austin

[Ross Presser]

On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 22:41:03 +1100, Harold Skeggs wrote:

With me being a right cunt ....

I must commend you for heeding Socrates' wise recommendation, "Know
Thyself." I will follow up by suggesting you reinterpret it using the
biblical connotation of the active verb.

[Mike Hofer]

Ross Presser wrote:

On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 22:41:03 +1100, Harold Skeggs wrote:

With me being a right cunt ....

I must commend you for heeding Socrates' wise recommendation, "Know
Thyself." I will follow up by suggesting you reinterpret it using the
biblical connotation of the active verb.

Not agreeing or disagreeing with the comment, but *damn* that was
cleverly stated. :-)

[Harold Skeggs]

"Brian Henry" <no****@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:uP**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl

now just learn now to treat people yourself... calling people linux
idiots or what not is stupid... especially since linux people work
with UTF-8 and base 64 a LOT more then windows people ever would...

Hey, if you want a fight, just come right out and say it, you fuck-knuckled
moron. I see all you did in this thread was excel at failure to understand.

[Harold Skeggs]

"Ross Presser" <rp******@NOSPAMgmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:6m***************@rosspresser.dyndns.org

On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 22:41:03 +1100, Harold Skeggs wrote:

With me being a right cunt ....

I must commend you for heeding Socrates' wise recommendation, "Know
Thyself." I will follow up by suggesting you reinterpret it using
the biblical connotation of the active verb.

And I'll just say go and fuck yourself.

[Harold Skeggs]

"Mike Hofer" <kc********@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:11**********************@o13g2000cwo.googlegr oups.com

Ross Presser wrote:

On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 22:41:03 +1100, Harold Skeggs wrote:

With me being a right cunt ....

I must commend you for heeding Socrates' wise recommendation, "Know
Thyself." I will follow up by suggesting you reinterpret it using
the biblical connotation of the active verb.

Not agreeing or disagreeing with the comment, but *damn* that was
cleverly stated. :-)

Not really. It's old and only a pubic hair short of being a cliché.

[Dag Sunde]

*PLONK*

--
Dag.

[Ross Presser]

On 11 Nov 2005 10:39:18 -0800, Mike Hofer wrote:

Ross Presser wrote:

On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 22:41:03 +1100, Harold Skeggs wrote:

With me being a right cunt ....

I must commend you for heeding Socrates' wise recommendation, "Know
Thyself." I will follow up by suggesting you reinterpret it using the
biblical connotation of the active verb.

Not agreeing or disagreeing with the comment, but *damn* that was
cleverly stated. :-)

Thanks, I was kinda proud of it. :-) But pride goeth before a fall --
*THUD*