I have a form that asks for the size of a particular object. Sometimes the size is 4" X 8". The problem that arises is when the record is pulled back from a database to a textbox in a form; I get an error with HTML. I try and place the 4" X 8" into a text box, like <input type="text" name="size" value="4" X 8""> Is there something I can do in ASP to keep this from happening after the client receives the data?
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Re: Quotes from database to textbox
<input type="text" value="<%=Serve r.HTMLEncode(Yo urValue)%>">
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> I have a form that asks for the size of a particular object. Sometimes the[/color]
size is 4" X 8". The problem that arises is when the record is pulled back
from a database to a textbox in a form; I get an error with HTML. I try and
place the 4" X 8" into a text box, like <input type="text" name="size"
value="4" X 8""> Is there something I can do in ASP to keep this from
happening after the client receives the data?
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Re: Quotes from database to textbox
Server.URLEncod e(TheString)
I'm pretty sure there's an HTMLEncode one aswell but, never had a need to
know so can't say for sure.
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Joeandtel <anonymous@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote in message
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> I have a form that asks for the size of a particular object. Sometimes the[/color]
size is 4" X 8". The problem that arises is when the record is pulled back
from a database to a textbox in a form; I get an error with HTML. I try and
place the 4" X 8" into a text box, like <input type="text" name="size"
value="4" X 8""> Is there something I can do in ASP to keep this from
happening after the client receives the data?
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Re: Quotes from database to textbox
Joeandtel wrote:[color=blue]
> I have a form that asks for the size of a particular object.
> Sometimes the size is 4" X 8". The problem that arises is when the
> record is pulled back from a database to a textbox in a form; I get
> an error with HTML. I try and place the 4" X 8" into a text box, like
> <input type="text" name="size" value="4" X 8""> Is there something I
> can do in ASP to keep this from happening after the client receives
> the data?[/color]
Double the quotes before writing the string into the value property. So it
looks like this:
<input type="text" name="size" value="4"" X 8""">
Bob Barrows
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Are you feeling okay today Bob?
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> Double the quotes before writing the string into the value property. So it
> looks like this:
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> <input type="text" name="size" value="4"" X 8""">[/color]
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> Server.URLEncod e(TheString)
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> I'm pretty sure there's an HTMLEncode one aswell but, never had a need to
> know so can't say for sure.[/color]
As the name would suggest, URLEncode is for encoding URL values, and
HTMLEncode is for encoding regular HTML. They are different, so don't try
to use URLEncode as a catch all. For example:
<%
' Double the quotes to put a double quote in the string value
val = "4"" X 8"""
%>
<input type="text" name="size" value="<%=Serve r.HTMLEncode(va l)%>">
<input type="text" name="size" value="<%=Serve r.URLEncode(val )%>">
The output above will look like this:
<input type="text" name="size" value="4" X 8"">
<input type="text" name="size" value="4%22+X+8 %22">
Note, the first one will look correct in browsers... the 2nd will not.
Regards,
Peter Foti
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Re: Quotes from database to textbox
Guess I had a brain fart.
Of course doubling the quotes won't wotk. This is HTML, not vbscript ...
However, using apostrophes for delimiters WILL work:
<input type="text" name="size" value='4" X 8"'>
Bob Barrows
Ray at <%=sLocation% > [MVP] wrote:[color=blue]
> Are you feeling okay today Bob?
>
> Ray at work
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> "Bob Barrows [MVP]" <reb01501@NOyah oo.SPAMcom> wrote in message
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>> Double the quotes before writing the string into the value property.
>> So it looks like this:
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>> <input type="text" name="size" value="4"" X 8""">[/color][/color]
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Re: Quotes from database to textbox
hehe, slight screwup on my part ;o)
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> "Steven Burn" <nobody@PVT_i t-mate.co.uk> wrote in message
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> > Server.URLEncod e(TheString)
> >
> > I'm pretty sure there's an HTMLEncode one aswell but, never had a need[/color][/color]
to[color=blue][color=green]
> > know so can't say for sure.[/color]
>
> As the name would suggest, URLEncode is for encoding URL values, and
> HTMLEncode is for encoding regular HTML. They are different, so don't try
> to use URLEncode as a catch all. For example:
>
>
> <%
> ' Double the quotes to put a double quote in the string value
> val = "4"" X 8"""
> %>
> <input type="text" name="size" value="<%=Serve r.HTMLEncode(va l)%>">
> <input type="text" name="size" value="<%=Serve r.URLEncode(val )%>">
>
> The output above will look like this:
>
> <input type="text" name="size" value="4" X 8"">
> <input type="text" name="size" value="4%22+X+8 %22">
>
> Note, the first one will look correct in browsers... the 2nd will not.
>
> Regards,
> Peter Foti
>
>
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