Needed one, could not find one, wrote one, shared one
Alias npcToStr {
; non-printing ascii characters convertor, useful for converting HTML
; made by QuinoX for fun
;
var %pre $1-
var %post
var %pos $pos($1-,$chr(37),1)
var %prot ($ticks + 1000)
while ((%pos != $null) && ($ticks > %prot)) {
; %post = %post $left(%pre, (%pos-1)) $+ $asc($mid(%pre, (%pos+1), (%pos+3))) $+
%post = %post $+ $left(%pre, $calc(%pos - 1)) $+ $chr($base($mid(%pre, $calc(%pos + 1), 2),16,10)) $+
%pre = $right(%pre,$calc(-%pos - 2))
%pos = $pos(%pre,$chr(37),1)
}
return $replace($strip(%post $+ %pre),[,[,],], ,$chr(32),²,$chr(178),³,$chr(179),<,$chr(60),>,$chr(62),&,&)
}
example input:
Input%5BCSD%5D%20%5B%20%2E%2E%3A%3A%20%5D%20%5B%20%40%20%7C%20%7E%20%7C%20%2E%3A%3A%20wazaah%20%3A%3A%2E%20%20%7C%20%7E%20%7C%20%40%20%5D%20%5B%20%3A%3A%2E%2E%20%5D%20%5B%20Useful%20for%20html%2E%2E%2E%20%5D%20%5BCSD%5D
example output:
Input[CSD] [ ..:: ] [ @ | ~ | .:: wazaah ::. | ~ | @ ] [ ::.. ] [ Useful for html... ] [CSD]
