Replace Accented Characters Script

[brandonbollin]

Does anyone have a JavaScript that they use in IDM that will take in a string and replace all accented characters with their non-accented equivalents? I've found a few online in non-IDM forums, like Stack Overflow or GitHub, that claim to work but when I plug them into IDM, they don't work.

If anyone has such a script that they use and know will work in IDM, I'd appreciate the knowledge transfer.

[brandonbollin]

dominik.trui and RR R, much appreciated to keep this thread alive and post better solutions. Hopefully they help someone out someday even though my problem was solved almost 2 years ago. 🙂

Heck, I don't even work in SAP IDM anymore, which is tragic as I loved the platform but it's impossible to find a job supporting this product in the USA. Anyway, keep fighting the good fight SAP IDM experts!

[brandonbollin · Accepted solution]

Here is the script that I have tested and seems to work for me. This was actually developed by a co-worker of mine. Hopefully it can save someone some time someday.

// Main function: Z_removeAccent




function Z_removeAccent(strAccents) {
	var strAccents = strAccents.split('');
	var strAccentsOut = new Array();
	var strAccentsLen = strAccents.length;
	var accents = 'ÀÁÂÃÄÅàáâãäåÒÓÔÕÕÖØòóôõöøÈÉÊËèéêëðÇçÐÌÍÎÏìíîïÙÚÛÜùúûüÑñŠšŸÿýŽž';
	var accentsOut = "AAAAAAaaaaaaOOOOOOOooooooEEEEeeeeeCcDIIIIiiiiUUUUuuuuNnSsYyyZz";
	for (var y = 0; y < strAccentsLen; y++) {
	if (accents.indexOf(strAccents[y]) != -1) {
		strAccentsOut[y] = accentsOut.substr(accents.indexOf(strAccents[y]), 1);
	} else
		strAccentsOut[y] = strAccents[y];
	}
	strAccentsOut = strAccentsOut.join('');
	strAccentsOut = strAccentsOut.replace(/[`~!@#$%^&*()_|+\-=?;:'",.<>\{\}\[\]\\\/]/gi, '');
	strAccentsOut = strAccentsOut.replace(/ /g, '');
	return strAccentsOut;
}

[Chenyang · Accepted solution]

very good solution! Does it cover all the accented characters?

[brandonbollin · Accepted solution]

It covers the most common ones but in looking at it, I can see that there are some that will not work right. For instance, the German ß isn't accounted for here and the Æ character wouldn't be handled with this script either. If you want to add characters for translation in this script, you simply append them to the end of the, "accents" and, "accentsOut" variables.

For instance, to translate the ß to a B, you would do this:

var accents = 'ÀÁÂÃÄÅàáâãäåÒÓÔÕÕÖØòóôõöøÈÉÊËèéêëðÇçÐÌÍÎÏìíîïÙÚÛÜùúûüÑñŠšŸÿýŽžß';
var accentsOut = "AAAAAAaaaaaaOOOOOOOooooooEEEEeeeeeCcDIIIIiiiiUUUUuuuuNnSsYyyZzB";

In reality, you would probably want to translate the ß to the letter, "s" since that's the sound the ß actually makes when speaking German, but you get the idea.

[former_member85790 · Accepted solution]

A more correct conversion for "ß" would be "ss", but that would give you the same issue as with trying to convert Æ or other digraphs using this method. For what its worth, my script below does handle both these and other similar cases.

[niconapo2 · Accepted solution]

I know this script 🙂

[brandonbollin · Accepted solution]

I found a script very similar to what you shared online and when I tried to use it, it didn't work. This is why I passed it over when you shared it below. Maybe I was calling it improperly in my environment. If it works for you then clearly I wasn't using it the correct way. I will revisit that script if my needs call for it down the line. Many thanks for your input.

[brandonbollin · Accepted solution]

LOL... Yes, you should recognize this one. Ya know, when I had this issue, I did not reach out to your team's IDM support and perhaps I should have done that. As a consultant, I still have some hesitation in asking the client for assistance because we're the consulting firm being hired for our expertise. We're supposed to have the answers. In my mind when I ask the client for help, it's like admitting to them that maybe we're not the experts we claim to be.

That said, nobody is perfect and no one knows it all, especially when it comes to IDM. I shouldn't assume the client expects us to be superhuman. Perhaps in this situation I shouldn't have been so reserved and I should have asked your team for assistance. I will remember this as the project moves forward. 🙂

[former_member201064]

Ahh, the small and lovely beginner versions. 🙂

// Main function: knf_replaceSpecialCharacters
function knf_replaceSpecialCharacters(name){
	name = name.replace(/Ä/g, "Ae");
	name = name.replace(/Ö/g, "Oe");
	name = name.replace(/Ü/g, "Ue");
	name = name.replace(/ä/g, "ae");
	name = name.replace(/ö/g, "oe");
	name = name.replace(/ü/g, "ue");
	name = name.replace(/ß/g, "ss");

	name = name.replace(/À/g, "A");
	name = name.replace(/Â/g, "A");
	name = name.replace(/Á/g, "A");
	name = name.replace(/È/g, "E");
	name = name.replace(/Ê/g, "E");
	name = name.replace(/É/g, "E");
	name = name.replace(/Ë/g, "E");
	name = name.replace(/Î/g, "I");
	name = name.replace(/Ï/g, "I");
 	name = name.replace(/Ò/g, "O");
	name = name.replace(/Ô/g, "O");
	name = name.replace(/Ó/g, "O");
	name = name.replace(/Œ/g, "Oe");
	name = name.replace(/Ù/g, "U");
	name = name.replace(/Û/g, "U");
	name = name.replace(/Ÿ/g, "Y");
	name = name.replace(/Ç/g, "C");
	name = name.replace(/Ã/g, "A");
	name = name.replace(/Ñ/g, "N");
	name = name.replace(/Õ/g, "O");
	name = name.replace(/Å/g, "A");
	name = name.replace(/Æ/g, "E");
	name = name.replace(/Ð/g, "D");
	name = name.replace(/Ø/g, "O");
	name = name.replace(/Ž/g, "Z");
	name = name.replace(/Š/g, "S");

	name = name.replace(/à/g, "a");
	name = name.replace(/â/g, "a");
	name = name.replace(/á/g, "a");
	name = name.replace(/è/g, "e");
	name = name.replace(/ê/g, "e");
	name = name.replace(/é/g, "e");
	name = name.replace(/ë/g, "e");
	name = name.replace(/ì/g, "i");
	name = name.replace(/î/g, "i");
	name = name.replace(/í/g, "i");
	name = name.replace(/ï/g, "i");
	name = name.replace(/ò/g, "o");
	name = name.replace(/ô/g, "o");
	name = name.replace(/ó/g, "o");
	name = name.replace(/œ/g, "oe");
	name = name.replace(/ù/g, "u");
	name = name.replace(/ú/g, "u");
	name = name.replace(/û/g, "u");
	name = name.replace(/ÿ/g, "y");
	name = name.replace(/ý/g, "y");
	name = name.replace(/ç/g, "c");
	name = name.replace(/ã/g, "a");
	name = name.replace(/ñ/g, "n");
	name = name.replace(/õ/g, "o");
	name = name.replace(/å/g, "a");
	name = name.replace(/æ/g, "e");
	name = name.replace(/ð/g, "d");
	name = name.replace(/ø/g, "o");
	name = name.replace(/š/g, "s");
	name = name.replace(/ž/g, "z");


	// Regexp for two byte characters
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0041|\u24B6|\uFF21|\u00C0|\u00C1|\u00C2|\u1EA6|\u1EA4|\u1EAA|\u1EA8|\u00C3|\u0100|\u0102|\u1EB0|\u1EAE|\u1EB4|\u1EB2|\u0226|\u01E0|\u00C4|\u01DE|\u1EA2|\u00C5|\u01FA|\u01CD|\u0200|\u0202|\u1EA0|\u1EAC|\u1EB6|\u1E00|\u0104|\u023A|\u2C6F/g), "A");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\uA732/g), "AA");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u00C6|\u01FC|\u01E2/g), "AE");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\uA734/g), "AO");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\uA736/g), "AU");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\uA738|\uA73A/g), "AV");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\uA73C/g), "AY");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0042|\u24B7|\uFF22|\u1E02|\u1E04|\u1E06|\u0243|\u0182|\u0181/g), "B");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0043|\u24B8|\uFF23|\u0106|\u0108|\u010A|\u010C|\u00C7|\u1E08|\u0187|\u023B|\uA73E/g), "C");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0044|\u24B9|\uFF24|\u1E0A|\u010E|\u1E0C|\u1E10|\u1E12|\u1E0E|\u0110|\u018B|\u018A|\u0189|\uA779/g), "D");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u01F1|\u01C4/g), "DZ");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u01F2|\u01C5/g), "Dz");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0045|\u24BA|\uFF25|\u00C8|\u00C9|\u00CA|\u1EC0|\u1EBE|\u1EC4|\u1EC2|\u1EBC|\u0112|\u1E14|\u1E16|\u0114|\u0116|\u00CB|\u1EBA|\u011A|\u0204|\u0206|\u1EB8|\u1EC6|\u0228|\u1E1C|\u0118|\u1E18|\u1E1A|\u0190|\u018E/g), "E");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0046|\u24BB|\uFF26|\u1E1E|\u0191|\uA77B/g), "F");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0047|\u24BC|\uFF27|\u01F4|\u011C|\u1E20|\u011E|\u0120|\u01E6|\u0122|\u01E4|\u0193|\uA7A0|\uA77D|\uA77E/g), "G");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0048|\u24BD|\uFF28|\u0124|\u1E22|\u1E26|\u021E|\u1E24|\u1E28|\u1E2A|\u0126|\u2C67|\u2C75|\uA78D/g), "H");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0049|\u24BE|\uFF29|\u00CC|\u00CD|\u00CE|\u0128|\u012A|\u012C|\u0130|\u00CF|\u1E2E|\u1EC8|\u01CF|\u0208|\u020A|\u1ECA|\u012E|\u1E2C|\u0197/g), "I");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u004A|\u24BF|\uFF2A|\u0134|\u0248/g), "J");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u004B|\u24C0|\uFF2B|\u1E30|\u01E8|\u1E32|\u0136|\u1E34|\u0198|\u2C69|\uA740|\uA742|\uA744|\uA7A2/g), "K");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u004C|\u24C1|\uFF2C|\u013F|\u0139|\u013D|\u1E36|\u1E38|\u013B|\u1E3C|\u1E3A|\u0141|\u023D|\u2C62|\u2C60|\uA748|\uA746|\uA780/g), "L");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u01C7/g), "LJ");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u01C8/g), "Lj");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u004D|\u24C2|\uFF2D|\u1E3E|\u1E40|\u1E42|\u2C6E|\u019C/g), "M");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u004E|\u24C3|\uFF2E|\u01F8|\u0143|\u00D1|\u1E44|\u0147|\u1E46|\u0145|\u1E4A|\u1E48|\u0220|\u019D|\uA790|\uA7A4/g), "N");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u01CA/g), "NJ");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u01CB/g), "Nj");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u004F|\u24C4|\uFF2F|\u00D2|\u00D3|\u00D4|\u1ED2|\u1ED0|\u1ED6|\u1ED4|\u00D5|\u1E4C|\u022C|\u1E4E|\u014C|\u1E50|\u1E52|\u014E|\u022E|\u0230|\u00D6|\u022A|\u1ECE|\u0150|\u01D1|\u020C|\u020E|\u01A0|\u1EDC|\u1EDA|\u1EE0|\u1EDE|\u1EE2|\u1ECC|\u1ED8|\u01EA|\u01EC|\u00D8|\u01FE|\u0186|\u019F|\uA74A|\uA74C/g), "O");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u01A2/g), "OI");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\uA74E/g), "OO");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0222/g), "OU");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0050|\u24C5|\uFF30|\u1E54|\u1E56|\u01A4|\u2C63|\uA750|\uA752|\uA754/g), "P");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0051|\u24C6|\uFF31|\uA756|\uA758|\u024A/g), "Q");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0052|\u24C7|\uFF32|\u0154|\u1E58|\u0158|\u0210|\u0212|\u1E5A|\u1E5C|\u0156|\u1E5E|\u024C|\u2C64|\uA75A|\uA7A6|\uA782/g), "R");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0053|\u24C8|\uFF33|\u1E9E|\u015A|\u1E64|\u015C|\u1E60|\u0160|\u1E66|\u1E62|\u1E68|\u0218|\u015E|\u2C7E|\uA7A8|\uA784/g), "S");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0054|\u24C9|\uFF34|\u1E6A|\u0164|\u1E6C|\u021A|\u0162|\u1E70|\u1E6E|\u0166|\u01AC|\u01AE|\u023E|\uA786/g), "T");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\uA728/g), "TZ");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0055|\u24CA|\uFF35|\u00D9|\u00DA|\u00DB|\u0168|\u1E78|\u016A|\u1E7A|\u016C|\u00DC|\u01DB|\u01D7|\u01D5|\u01D9|\u1EE6|\u016E|\u0170|\u01D3|\u0214|\u0216|\u01AF|\u1EEA|\u1EE8|\u1EEE|\u1EEC|\u1EF0|\u1EE4|\u1E72|\u0172|\u1E76|\u1E74|\u0244/g), "U");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0056|\u24CB|\uFF36|\u1E7C|\u1E7E|\u01B2|\uA75E|\u0245/g), "V");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\uA760/g), "VY");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0057|\u24CC|\uFF37|\u1E80|\u1E82|\u0174|\u1E86|\u1E84|\u1E88|\u2C72/g), "W");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0058|\u24CD|\uFF38|\u1E8A|\u1E8C/g), "X");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0059|\u24CE|\uFF39|\u1EF2|\u00DD|\u0176|\u1EF8|\u0232|\u1E8E|\u0178|\u1EF6|\u1EF4|\u01B3|\u024E|\u1EFE/g), "Y");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u005A|\u24CF|\uFF3A|\u0179|\u1E90|\u017B|\u017D|\u1E92|\u1E94|\u01B5|\u0224|\u2C7F|\u2C6B|\uA762/g), "Z");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0061|\u24D0|\uFF41|\u1E9A|\u00E0|\u00E1|\u00E2|\u1EA7|\u1EA5|\u1EAB|\u1EA9|\u00E3|\u0101|\u0103|\u1EB1|\u1EAF|\u1EB5|\u1EB3|\u0227|\u01E1|\u00E4|\u01DF|\u00E5|\u01FB|\u01CE|\u0201|\u0203|\u1EA1|\u1EAD|\u1EB7|\u1E01|\u0105|\u2C65|\u0250/g), "a");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\uA733/g), "aa");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u00E6|\u01FD|\u01E3/g), "ae");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\uA735/g), "ao");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\uA737/g), "au");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\uA739|\uA73B/g), "av");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\uA73D/g), "ay");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0062|\u24D1|\uFF42|\u1E03|\u1E05|\u1E07|\u0180|\u0183|\u0253/g), "b");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0063|\u24D2|\uFF43|\u0107|\u0109|\u010B|\u010D|\u00E7|\u1E09|\u0188|\u023C|\uA73F|\u2184/g), "c");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0064|\u24D3|\uFF44|\u1E0B|\u010F|\u1E0D|\u1E11|\u1E13|\u1E0F|\u0111|\u018C|\u0256|\u0257|\uA77A/g), "d");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u01F3|\u01C6/g), "dz");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0065|\u24D4|\uFF45|\u00E8|\u00E9|\u00EA|\u1EC1|\u1EBF|\u1EC5|\u1EC3|\u1EBD|\u0113|\u1E15|\u1E17|\u0115|\u0117|\u00EB|\u1EBB|\u011B|\u0205|\u0207|\u1EB9|\u1EC7|\u0229|\u1E1D|\u0119|\u1E19|\u1E1B|\u0247|\u025B|\u01DD/g), "e");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0066|\u24D5|\uFF46|\u1E1F|\u0192|\uA77C/g), "f");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0067|\u24D6|\uFF47|\u01F5|\u011D|\u1E21|\u011F|\u0121|\u01E7|\u0123|\u01E5|\u0260|\uA7A1|\u1D79|\uA77F/g), "g");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0068|\u24D7|\uFF48|\u0125|\u1E23|\u1E27|\u021F|\u1E25|\u1E29|\u1E2B|\u1E96|\u0127|\u2C68|\u2C76|\u0265/g), "h");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0195/g), "hv");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0069|\u24D8|\uFF49|\u00EC|\u00ED|\u00EE|\u0129|\u012B|\u012D|\u00EF|\u1E2F|\u1EC9|\u01D0|\u0209|\u020B|\u1ECB|\u012F|\u1E2D|\u0268|\u0131/g), "i");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u006A|\u24D9|\uFF4A|\u0135|\u01F0|\u0249/g), "j");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u006B|\u24DA|\uFF4B|\u1E31|\u01E9|\u1E33|\u0137|\u1E35|\u0199|\u2C6A|\uA741|\uA743|\uA745|\uA7A3/g), "k");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u006C|\u24DB|\uFF4C|\u0140|\u013A|\u013E|\u1E37|\u1E39|\u013C|\u1E3D|\u1E3B|\u017F|\u0142|\u019A|\u026B|\u2C61|\uA749|\uA781|\uA747/g), "l");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u01C9/g), "lj");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u006D|\u24DC|\uFF4D|\u1E3F|\u1E41|\u1E43|\u0271|\u026F/g), "m");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u006E|\u24DD|\uFF4E|\u01F9|\u0144|\u00F1|\u1E45|\u0148|\u1E47|\u0146|\u1E4B|\u1E49|\u019E|\u0272|\u0149|\uA791|\uA7A5/g), "n");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u01CC/g), "nj");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u006F|\u24DE|\uFF4F|\u00F2|\u00F3|\u00F4|\u1ED3|\u1ED1|\u1ED7|\u1ED5|\u00F5|\u1E4D|\u022D|\u1E4F|\u014D|\u1E51|\u1E53|\u014F|\u022F|\u0231|\u00F6|\u022B|\u1ECF|\u0151|\u01D2|\u020D|\u020F|\u01A1|\u1EDD|\u1EDB|\u1EE1|\u1EDF|\u1EE3|\u1ECD|\u1ED9|\u01EB|\u01ED|\u00F8|\u01FF|\u0254|\uA74B|\uA74D|\u0275/g), "o");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u01A3/g), "oi");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0223/g), "ou");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\uA74F/g), "oo");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0070|\u24DF|\uFF50|\u1E55|\u1E57|\u01A5|\u1D7D|\uA751|\uA753|\uA755/g), "p");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0071|\u24E0|\uFF51|\u024B|\uA757|\uA759/g), "q");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0072|\u24E1|\uFF52|\u0155|\u1E59|\u0159|\u0211|\u0213|\u1E5B|\u1E5D|\u0157|\u1E5F|\u024D|\u027D|\uA75B|\uA7A7|\uA783/g), "r");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0073|\u24E2|\uFF53|\u00DF|\u015B|\u1E65|\u015D|\u1E61|\u0161|\u1E67|\u1E63|\u1E69|\u0219|\u015F|\u023F|\uA7A9|\uA785|\u1E9B/g), "s");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0074|\u24E3|\uFF54|\u1E6B|\u1E97|\u0165|\u1E6D|\u021B|\u0163|\u1E71|\u1E6F|\u0167|\u01AD|\u0288|\u2C66|\uA787/g), "t");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\uA729/g), "tz");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0075|\u24E4|\uFF55|\u00F9|\u00FA|\u00FB|\u0169|\u1E79|\u016B|\u1E7B|\u016D|\u00FC|\u01DC|\u01D8|\u01D6|\u01DA|\u1EE7|\u016F|\u0171|\u01D4|\u0215|\u0217|\u01B0|\u1EEB|\u1EE9|\u1EEF|\u1EED|\u1EF1|\u1EE5|\u1E73|\u0173|\u1E77|\u1E75|\u0289/g), "u");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0076|\u24E5|\uFF56|\u1E7D|\u1E7F|\u028B|\uA75F|\u028C/g), "v");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\uA761/g), "vy");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0077|\u24E6|\uFF57|\u1E81|\u1E83|\u0175|\u1E87|\u1E85|\u1E98|\u1E89|\u2C73/g), "w");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0078|\u24E7|\uFF58|\u1E8B|\u1E8D/g), "x");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u0079|\u24E8|\uFF59|\u1EF3|\u00FD|\u0177|\u1EF9|\u0233|\u1E8F|\u00FF|\u1EF7|\u1E99|\u1EF5|\u01B4|\u024F|\u1EFF/g), "y");
	name = name.replace(new RegExp(/\u007A|\u24E9|\uFF5A|\u017A|\u1E91|\u017C|\u017E|\u1E93|\u1E95|\u01B6|\u0225|\u0240|\u2C6C|\uA763/g), "z");

        // Replace other things
	name = name.replace(/ /g, "");
	name = name.replace(/-/g, "");
	name = name.replace(/§/g, "");
	name = name.replace(/'/g, "");
	name = name.replace(/`/g, "");
	name = name.replace(/´/g, "");


	return name;
}

As I use this mainly for usernames and duplicate checks, throw out the last 6 rows if not needed. Found the Regexp replacements in the web some years ago.

Should be quite complete. Some weeks ago had a problem when ServiceNow send a Cyrillic "O" which was already transliterated there. Don't know either why, probably some two byte leftover.

[Former Member]

Check this once.

// Main function:Z_removeAccent


function Z_removeAccent(Par) {


    var map = {
        'a': 'á|à|ã|â|À|Á|Ã|Â',
        'e': 'é|è|ê|É|È|Ê',
        'i': 'í|ì|î|Í|Ì|Î',
        'o': 'ó|ò|ô|õ|Ó|Ò|Ô|Õ',
        'u': 'ú|ù|û|ü|Ú|Ù|Û|Ü',
        'c': 'ç|Ç',
        'n': 'ñ|Ñ'
    };


    str = Par;


    for (var pattern in map) {
        str = str.replace(new RegExp(map[pattern], 'g'), pattern);
    }


    return str;
}

[former_member85790]

Hi Brandon, attached is the script I put together for this purpose - perhaps overkill, as it handles a few very obscure characters.

It also has an optional mode flag depending on whether you want it to return characters it could not convert (as its main purpose for me is for username generation, default behaviour strips any uncaught characters).

Doubtless there will be some limitations/imperfections here, but hope it is useful for you. Also, it is tested in IDM 8.3, not 7.2, but I don't expect that would make a difference.

Regards,
Adam

z-latinize.txt

[devaprakash_b]

Hi Brandon,

I tried the below script in IDM 8.0 SP4 version and it seems to be working. Hope it meets your requirement.

Regards,

Deva

[brandonbollin]

That seems like it would word for the letter A. What about all the other possibilities?

[devaprakash_b]

I just gave an sample example. we need to declare all the accents chars and its replacement chars in accents and replace accents variables just like in the script which you have shared.

[brandonbollin]

Right. I was looking for a complete script. The goal of this post was to save time and not have to develop my own full script since I assumed this wasn't the first time such a problem had cropped up in the world of IDM.

In the end, my own co-worker had this script. He apparently ignored my email to the team asking if anyone had a script to do this so when I never got an answer from within my own company, I took to SCN. Intra-company communication would have gone a long way to save me time here but I digress.

At least maybe someone else out there in the IDM development world can benefit from using this script! 🙂