What is the datatype definition for your page? The reason I ask is "'" is not an official character entity type in HTML 4. If you have a declared DTD of HTML 4, then the fact that Netscape supports it suggests that Netscape is in error.
-Kevin Graeme > -----Original Message----- > From: Kreig Zimmerman [mailto:kkz@;foureyes.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 2:48 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: XML and IE 6 = Strange Bug > > > This actually has everything to do with XML. > > It is XML-ized data I am representing. > > And XML-Safe data needs apostrophes escaped, and CFMX's built-in > XMLFormat() renders an apostrophe as... ' > > Viz: > http://wdvl.internet.com/Authoring/Languages/XML/XMLFamily/XMLSynt > ax/sall2_5.html > > ..so now you see the crux of my dilemma. The character returned via the > XML _doesn't display correctly_ for me, for some bizarre reason. > But this in IE 6. In Netscape 7? It renders _fine_. > > :P > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >Oh wait... > > > >There is no ' special character. > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 1:22 pm > >Subject: Re: XML and IE 6 = Strange Bug > > > > > > > >>What does XML have to do with your problem? > >> > >>Anyhow, let's see your code. I use the ' special character > >>all the time in IE6 and it works fine. > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: Kreig Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 10:27 am > >>Subject: XML and IE 6 = Strange Bug > >> > >> > >> > >>>Hi Everybody, > >>> > >>>I just wanted to see if anyone had noticed the following strange > >>>behavior: > >>>In spite of Microsoft's attempts to be XML this, XML that, their > >>>soddingweb-browser cannot seem to handle the HTML entity > >>> > >>> > >>reference > >> > >> > >>>'correctly. I have taken to mapping it to its decimal > >>>representaion(') but this seems idiotic considering how "XML- > >>>y" Microsoft > >>>purports IE 6 to be. > >>> > >>>Has anyone else noticed this? > >>> > >>>FYI: The browser in question is... > >>>Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0; Q312461; .NET CLR > >>>1.0.3705) > >>> > >>>-- > >>>Kreig Zimmerman : Sr. Web Programmer : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>Four Eyes Productions : Brooklyn, NY : [718]254-9557 x[104] > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm
