Michael, >In truth all you have to do is double the pound signs so Replace(string, >'##', '####', 'all') should do it. It will replace every single pound >within your text with a double pound, ignoring everything else.
I was under the impression that he had other code that might have valid CFML, so doing a blanketed replace would corrupt that data. Honestly, if you're going to let your users write executable CFML, then I'd just require them to escape their pound signs manually. -Dan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:211967 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54

