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Decode HTML entities in a file.
''Copyright (c) 2007-2014, FreeBASIC Extended Library Development Group
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''"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
''LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
''A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
''CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
''EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
''PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
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declare function decode_entities(byref text as const string) as string
var ftd = command()
if ftd = "" then
? "Usage: decodehtml file-to-decode"
end 42
end if
var ff = freefile
if open(ftd,for binary, access read, as ff) then
? using "Unable to open & for reading."; ftd
end 42
end if
var lenf = lof(ff)
var encoded = space(lenf)
get #ff, , encoded[0], lenf
close #ff
ff = freefile
if open(ftd,for binary, access write, as ff) then
? using "Unable to open & for writing."; ftd
end 42
end if
? #ff, decode_entities(encoded)
close #ff
function decode_entities(byref text as const string) as string
dim as string temp
dim as integer i = 1, j
do
j = instr(i, text, "&")
if (j) then
temp &= mid(text, i, j - i)
i = j + 1
j = instr(i, text, ";")
if (j) then
select case (mid(text, i, j - i + 1))
case "quot;"
temp &= """"
case "amp;"
temp &= "&"
case "apos;"
temp &= "'"
case "lt;"
temp &= "<"
case "gt;"
temp &= ">"
case else
if text[i - 1] = asc("#") then
dim as integer u
if text[i] = asc("x") then
u = val("&h" & mid(text, i + 2, j - i))
else
u = val(mid(text, i + 1, j - i))
end if
'This code does not decode unicode chars
else
temp &= "&"
j = i - 1
end if
end select
i += j - i + 1
end if
end if
loop while (j)
return temp & mid(text, i)
end function
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