How do I read html out of database fields and show it

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  • COHENMARVIN@lycos.com
    #1

    How do I read html out of database fields and show it

    I have database text fields that I am putting "<br />" in so that they
    will appear on the web page with linebreaks in the text where I want
    them. But when the fields are shown, this does not work - the source
    looks like &lt;br /&gt;. How do I get around this?
    Thanks,
    Marv
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    • JJ
      #2
      Re: How do I read html out of database fields and show it

      Use a literal rather than a label to display it?
      JJ
      <COHENMARVIN@ly cos.comwrote in message
      news:bbedb60e-c9df-40db-b7db-c457224fd7aa@f3 6g2000hsa.googl egroups.com...
      >I have database text fields that I am putting "<br />" in so that they
      will appear on the web page with linebreaks in the text where I want
      them. But when the fields are shown, this does not work - the source
      looks like &lt;br /&gt;. How do I get around this?
      Thanks,
      Marv

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        • Patrice
          #3
          Re: How do I read html out of database fields and show it

          They are displayed using which controls ?

          See :
          BoundField.HtmlEncode Property (System.Web.UI.WebControls)
          http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.ui.webcontrols.boundfield.htmlencode.aspx
          Gets or sets a value indicating whether field values are HTML-encoded before they are displayed in a BoundField object.


          (this is a defautl safety measure but you can disable this if needed)


          --
          Patrice

          <COHENMARVIN@ly cos.coma écrit dans le message de groupe de discussion :
          bbedb60e-c9df-40db-b7db-c457224fd7aa...l egroups.com...
          I have database text fields that I am putting "<br />" in so that they
          will appear on the web page with linebreaks in the text where I want
          them. But when the fields are shown, this does not work - the source
          looks like &lt;br /&gt;. How do I get around this?
          Thanks,
          Marv

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            • clintonG
              #4
              Re: How do I read html out of database fields and show it

              The HTML is being encoded. Its HtmlEncode being used or the database is
              encoding the HTML. Learn how to avoid encoding the data and store it as
              unencoded HTML.



              <COHENMARVIN@ly cos.comwrote in message
              news:bbedb60e-c9df-40db-b7db-c457224fd7aa@f3 6g2000hsa.googl egroups.com...
              >I have database text fields that I am putting "<br />" in so that they
              will appear on the web page with linebreaks in the text where I want
              them. But when the fields are shown, this does not work - the source
              looks like &lt;br /&gt;. How do I get around this?
              Thanks,
              Marv

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