Convert plain text string to HTML

[Dennis]

Is there anything built in to vb.net that will take a plain text string
and reformat it as HTML? What I mean is:

o replace newlines with <BR>
o replace " with &quot;
o etc.

I am using vb.net 2003.

Thanks,

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Dennis

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Re: Convert plain text string to HTML

"Dennis" <nobody@imyisp. invalidschrieb:

Is there anything built in to vb.net that will take a plain text string
and reformat it as HTML? What I mean is:
>
o replace newlines with <BR>
o replace " with &quot;
o etc.
>
I am using vb.net 2003.

The simplest way to do this is using 'Replace'. In addition check out
'HttpUtility.Ht mlEncode'.

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[Rad [Visual C# MVP]]

Re: Convert plain text string to HTML

On Wed, 03 Jan 2007 11:19:00 -0500, Dennis wrote:

Is there anything built in to vb.net that will take a plain text string
and reformat it as HTML? What I mean is:
>
o replace newlines with <BR>
o replace " with &quot;
o etc.
>
I am using vb.net 2003.
>
Thanks,

For the <BRyou'll have to make do with the string.replace( ). For the
other html entities like &quot; &gt; etc you can use the
HttpUtility.HTM LEncode() function

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Re: Convert plain text string to HTML

Just curious as to why replace with &quot, etc. I generate an HTML code
within VB from a database and save it as an HTM file. It displays fine in
internet explorer. Is there some problem if I were to send this page via
e-mail or something?
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Dennis in Houston


"Rad [Visual C# MVP]" wrote:

On Wed, 03 Jan 2007 11:19:00 -0500, Dennis wrote:
>

Is there anything built in to vb.net that will take a plain text string
and reformat it as HTML? What I mean is:

o replace newlines with <BR>
o replace " with "
o etc.

I am using vb.net 2003.

Thanks,

>
For the <BRyou'll have to make do with the string.replace( ). For the
other html entities like " etc you can use the
HttpUtility.HTM LEncode() function
>
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>

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Re: Convert plain text string to HTML

"Dennis" <Dennis@discuss ions.microsoft. comschrieb:

Just curious as to why replace with &quot, etc. I generate an HTML code
within VB from a database and save it as an HTM file. It displays fine in
internet explorer. Is there some problem if I were to send this page via
e-mail or something?

There is generally no reason to use '&quot;' instead of the double quotation
mark character except if the encoding used to save the file does not contain
the character (which is very unlikely nowadays) or in attribute values
surrounded by double quotation marks.

Valid XHTML:

* '<img src="1.gif" alt="Bla &quot;Bla&qu ot; Bla"/>'
* '<img src="1.gif" alt='Bla "Bla" Bla'/>'

Invalid XHTML:

* '<img src="1.gif" alt="Bla "Bla" Bla"/>'

The same applies to '&apos;' vs. the single quotation mark character.

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[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Re: Convert plain text string to HTML

Herfried,

In my idea is the double space still a problem
&nbsp

Cor

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"Dennis" <Dennis@discuss ions.microsoft. comschrieb:

>Just curious as to why replace with &quot, etc. I generate an HTML code
>within VB from a database and save it as an HTM file. It displays fine
>in
>internet explorer. Is there some problem if I were to send this page via
>e-mail or something?

>
There is generally no reason to use '&quot;' instead of the double
quotation mark character except if the encoding used to save the file does
not contain the character (which is very unlikely nowadays) or in
attribute values surrounded by double quotation marks.
>
Valid XHTML:
>
* '<img src="1.gif" alt="Bla &quot;Bla&qu ot; Bla"/>'
* '<img src="1.gif" alt='Bla "Bla" Bla'/>'
>
Invalid XHTML:
>
* '<img src="1.gif" alt="Bla "Bla" Bla"/>'
>
The same applies to '&apos;' vs. the single quotation mark character.
>
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[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Re: Convert plain text string to HTML

"Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstname @planet.nlschri eb:

In my idea is the double space still a problem
&nbsp

Which double space?

'&nbsp;' is not the same as " ". The first one is a non-breaking space
(thus '&nbsp;') which prevents insertion of soft line breaks.

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