Robert: Look into the HTMLEditFormat() function. The specific problem here is likely the double-quotes in your string. The browser sees the quotes and assumes that the value of the HTML attribute ends with that double-quote. The HTMLEditFormat() function escapes the quotes for just such a reason.
-- Mosh Teitelbaum evoch, LLC Tel: (301) 942-5378 Fax: (301) 933-3651 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.evoch.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Orlini [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 2:30 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: URL string format > > > I have a string in a field in an SQL table such as: <font > face="Arial" size="2"><b><a href="../print/bookdays.htm">American > Book of Days, 4th Ed.</a></b></font>. > I pass this and other fields in this record to an update form so > I can edit the record. The fields display in input text boxes. > > The problem I have is this particular text displays partly inside > the box and partly outside. It seems to have a problem > interpreting the string. > > What CF command can I add to #getbookid.url# to make the URL > string display in the text box? Is there some string format command? > > <input type="text" size="40" name="books" value="#getbookid.url#"> > > Thanks. > > Robert O. > HWW > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
