Removing characters that conflict with use on the web?

[HALBURN]

I am trying to rename some images so I can remove characters that are causing trouble when they are used on the web. For example ( ° and & ) are causing trouble. Is there a good way to clear out all characters that may be problematic when used in image file name on a website?

[Lee Smith]

If I’m reading your last couple of posts, they all seem to be related to the same need?

 

If so, we should merge the related topics so we are not jumping back an forth to follow.

[HALBURN]

While both question are related to the same project it seemed like combining them was not appropriate as they are really two completely different questions. It also seems like combining them might not be very helpful to someone in the future that is trying to resolve this specific issue.

[webko]

An extension of this will probably do what you want: http://fmdiff.com/fm/cleantext.html

[David Jondreau]

It may be simpler to "whitelist" characters than "blacklist" them.

 

You can use the Filter() function to strain only the valid characters.

[HALBURN]

Thanks for your help guys. I like your idea David.