Apostrophes in Names at DVinfo.net

James OClaire · May 19th, 2006, 12:27 PM

Hey, I searched on this topic so I just wanted to point out that when registering with DVInfo I noticed that apostrophes are not allowed in names.

For example, my name is James O'Claire. It's nothing big, a lot of places have these rules, but I just wanted to make sure that the was aware of this :P

J. Stephen McDonald · May 19th, 2006, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by James OClaire

Hey, I searched on this topic so I just wanted to point out that when registering with DVInfo I noticed that apostrophes are not allowed in names.

For example, my name is James O'Claire. It's nothing big, a lot of places have these rules, but I just wanted to make sure that the was aware of this :P

Yeah-----that's something to consider. In the old country, the most common spelling of my clan's name is also with an apostrophe instead of a "c". Some Hawaiian names also use one, such as that of the Jo'e family, which lives in my town. If accented letters can be used, why not apostrophes?

Michael Wisniewski · May 19th, 2006, 07:27 PM

Most computer systems use apostrophes to specify text strings. For example 'michael wisniewski'. So if you have an apostrophe in your name like 'o'leary' this will cause many systems to choke since it will be expecting a 4rth ending apostrophe. Many systems like vBulletin don't allow apostrophes for that reason.

Accented letters like in the word 'café' are not a problem because they fit nicely between the opening and closing apostrophes, aka 'single quotes'.

David Errington · May 22nd, 2006, 07:59 PM

Using the apostrophe key can be problematic for some software, but as a suggestion, use the unshifted tilde key. The character is `, and is not '

If you use the former character for names like O`Brien etc, then most db software should not choke.

Dave E.

Rob Lohman · May 23rd, 2006, 03:51 AM

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We'll see if we can find out if
there is a fix for this problem.

May 19th, 2006, 12:27 PM	#1
James OClaire Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: SF, USA Posts: 29	Apostrophes in Names Hey, I searched on this topic so I just wanted to point out that when registering with DVInfo I noticed that apostrophes are not allowed in names. For example, my name is James O'Claire. It's nothing big, a lot of places have these rules, but I just wanted to make sure that the was aware of this :P

May 19th, 2006, 07:27 PM	#3
Michael Wisniewski Wrangler Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Makati, Metro Manila Posts: 2,706 Images: 32	Most computer systems use apostrophes to specify text strings. For example 'michael wisniewski'. So if you have an apostrophe in your name like 'o'leary' this will cause many systems to choke since it will be expecting a 4rth ending apostrophe. Many systems like vBulletin don't allow apostrophes for that reason. Accented letters like in the word 'café' are not a problem because they fit nicely between the opening and closing apostrophes, aka 'single quotes'. __________________ "Ultimately, the most extraordinary thing, in a frame, is a human being." - Martin Scorsese

May 22nd, 2006, 07:59 PM	#4
David Errington Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 26	Use another key on Keyboard Using the apostrophe key can be problematic for some software, but as a suggestion, use the unshifted tilde key. The character is `, and is not ' If you use the former character for names like O`Brien etc, then most db software should not choke. Dave E.

May 23rd, 2006, 03:51 AM	#5
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We'll see if we can find out if there is a fix for this problem. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors