jsStringFormat() should take care of you. It's been around since CF4.5 at least, and makes any kind of javascript interaction MUCH easier.
--- Barney Boisvert, Senior Development Engineer AudienceCentral (formerly PIER System, Inc.) [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice : 360.671.8708 x12 fax : 360.647.5351 www.audiencecentral.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 2:14 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Single Quotes in Field value throwing error outputing in > javascript on cf page > > > Hello list - > I have an access database - it already has text in a memo field riddled > with ' quotes. Like - "Woman's" and "it's" and all sorts of words. > > Problem is it is creating an issue with my javascript event - which is > onMouseOver="tip.show('#Trim(LinkDesc)#')" > > Do I need to do a replace function each time? Or do I have to run a > filter on all existing fields and re-insert the info with a > PreserveSingleQuotes? > > It throws cf errors on page rendered - it explains a mystery - > "Expected )" issue. Also - it prevents any tip's from showing that have > a single quote. > I tested it to be sure this was the problem and in the mouseover - > temporarily changed it to urlencodedformat and it fixed all issues.. but > obviously for readability -that's not a solution. > > What's the best, quickest and easiest way to go here? Advice? I tried a > few things but nothing worked for me 100% or was effective (not spaghetti) > > thanks! > jay > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 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 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
