You can use the jsStringFormat() function to escape any special JS characters.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Edwards Robert (air0rae) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 7:28 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Problem with "\" in a Javascript/Query > > > I have a page that populates a combo box via javascript. The data that is > returned from a query is (quotes included) > "\\somemachine\somedir\some.exe". > The Javascript sets the value via the code new > Option('"\\somemachine\somedir\some.exe"','"\\somemachine\somedir\ > some.exe"' > ) (that's the double quotes within single quotes if it's not too clear). > > The problem is, it translates out to \somemachine > omedirsome.exe > > (the somedirectory begins with a t, so I'm thinking that it's > translating it > to a tab character). When I pass the selection to another page, it passes > the tab and the formatting as translated, what I need is for the > slashes and > characters to be passed as that are in the DB. > > Is there anything I can do with regex or something to keep the slashes the > way they are? Kind of like PreserveSingleQuotes. > > TIA, > > Rob Edwards Phone: (502) 359-1627 > Systems Management Tools Pager: (502) 478-1116 > United Parcel Service Fax: (502) 359-0094 > EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > (2B || !2B) == ? > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
