Re: POSTing Chinese characters

From: Brian Burgess (bburgess66_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 10/20/04 

Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 09:55:11 +0800

I did something similar to a net trace .. Finding your suspicion correct.

How should %-encode the data to POST? .. can I get the byte values of the
chinese string somehow?

thx

-BB

"David Wang [Msft]" <someone@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:OmtsvmVtEHA.1308@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Can you get the network trace coming into the IIS server, so that we can
> conclusively state whether the issue is on the client or server.
>
> Right now, it seems that your issue is a Pocket IE issue.
>
> If it turns out to be something with the Pocket IE client, as with
> mis-encoding issues, you are helpless on the server to "fix" anything.
> Thus, I suggest you try to have client-side code which %-encodes
everything
> on the POST back to IIS so that you can work-around any client-side
issues.
> You can't do this on the server-side because the data loss would have
> happened on the client prior to data transmission.
>
> --
> //David
> IIS
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
> //
> "Brian Burgess" <bburgess66@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:e8z4FYosEHA.2124@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Ok thx
>
> There is no Pocket IE groups (that I know of), only more generic WinCE and
> Pocket PC groups.
>
> Thanks for the insight ..
>
> -BB
>
>
>
> "Bernard" <qbernard@hotmail.com.discuss> wrote in message
> news:%23cKFFfmsEHA.2804@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > Well, what you can do is set the encoding and charsets at the targeted
> page.
> > but I doubt this would help you much, as you explained this only happen
on
> > pocketIE.
> > and doesn't happen all the time.
> >
> > have you try pocket IE group ?
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Bernard Cheah
> > http://www.tryiis.com/
> > http://support.microsoft.com/
> > http://www.msmvps.com/bernard/
> >
> >
> >
> > "Brian Burgess" <bburgess66@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:#UId1amsEHA.3200@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > > Yessir ... but I'm not sure if the language settings are set to
> Simplified
> > > all the time ... the language settings seem to change frequently and
on
> > > their own.. From Western European, to UTF-8, to Chinese Traditional,
to
> > ...
> > >
> > > Any way to ensure the language is set properly ? ...
programmatically?
> > >
> > > Many Thx
> > >
> > > -BB
> > >
> > > "Bernard" <qbernard@hotmail.com.discuss> wrote in message
> > > news:uuuzh0ZsEHA.2660@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > from PocketIE (on a PocketPC), this problem starts occuring
> > > > >> looks like client side issue to me
> > > >
> > > > 'But not all the time'?
> > > > >> it's even harder to trace then :(
> > > >
> > > > does the Pocket IE support chinese simplified ?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Bernard Cheah
> > > > http://www.tryiis.com/
> > > > http://support.microsoft.com/
> > > > http://www.msmvps.com/bernard/
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Brian Burgess" <bburgess66@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:u6PNDdRsEHA.636@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > > Yes odd .. and yes I have tried all this too.
> > > > >
> > > > > To be more specific, if there is only one chinese char then the
> submit
> > > > > variable becomes = 'Submi', three chars submit = 'Sub'
> > > > >
> > > > > When calling from something like the desktop IE, then all works
> > > properly,
> > > > > but from PocketIE (on a PocketPC), this problem starts occuring.
> > > > >
> > > > > But not all the time: In this case the data originating from a
> > FoxPro
> > > > data
> > > > > base on a English Win2k Advanced Server. IIS is on a Simplified
> > > Chinese
> > > > > Win2K advanced server.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any thoughts?
> > > > >
> > > > > thx
> > > > >
> > > > > -BB
> > > > > "Bernard" <qbernard@hotmail.com.discuss> wrote in message
> > > > > news:Ooh82VQsEHA.832@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > so with chinese chars (say ²âÊÔ) the submit variable become
'Subm'
> > and
> > > > not
> > > > > > 'Submit' ?
> > > > > > and you get this when do a response.write request.form('submit')
?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ya, it's odd. can you just try a simple page, and a new target
> form
> > to
> > > > > test
> > > > > > this again ?
> > > > > > it could be some 'part' in the existing script to misbehave.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > Bernard Cheah
> > > > > > http://www.tryiis.com/
> > > > > > http://support.microsoft.com/
> > > > > > http://www.msmvps.com/bernard/
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Brian Burgess" <bburgess66@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:eQGfmpPsEHA.1520@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > Well the POSTed string looks like this:
> > > > > > > Login=¡LE|¡L&Passwd=123456&submit=Submit
> > > > > > > I have verfied this, and it works in English
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > When I look at the individual fields (with Request.Form) after
> the
> > > > data
> > > > > is
> > > > > > > POSTed, the values are:
> > > > > > > Login=¡LE|¡L
> > > > > > > Passwd=123456
> > > > > > > submit=Subm
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > When English is used for both Login and Password, then
'submit'
> > > always
> > > > =
> > > > > > > 'Submit'
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Seem odd?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > thx
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > -BB
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "Bernard" <qbernard@hotmail.com.discuss> wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:%23UcO$uNsEHA.2688@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > > Haven't seen this before, how do you post the data ?
> > > > > > > > and how do your verify the data length?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > > Bernard Cheah
> > > > > > > > http://www.tryiis.com/
> > > > > > > > http://support.microsoft.com/
> > > > > > > > http://www.msmvps.com/bernard/
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > "Brian Burgess" <bburgess66@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > > > news:emDYM2MsEHA.2300@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > > > Hi all,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Anyone ever try this on an English IIS? When I have
> Chinese
> > > > > > > characters
> > > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > > the POSTed data, the total length of the data is reduced
by
> 1
> > > for
> > > > > each
> > > > > > > > > chinese char.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Anyone know how to handle this?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Thx in advance,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > -BB
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