thanks to both of you for your comments we will look into these in relation to the client side - when we want to send data to coldfusion do you only use the escape function in Javascript or do you use some other means?
thanks >In addition to Cutter's points about JSON encoding, look into the >URLEncodedFormat and URLDecode. > >If, when making your Ajax calls, you pass the returnFormat = "JSON" >attribute to your CFC method, then CF will automatically encode the result >when creating the JSON output. When passing a JSON value to ColdFusion, >inside your CFC method you can use the DeserializeJson() method to decode >the value. > >Steve "Cutter" Blades >Adobe Certified Professional >Advanced Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 Developer > >Co-Author of "Learning Ext JS" >http://www.packtpub.com/learning-ext-js/book >_____________________________ >http://blog.cutterscrossing.com > >Richard White wrote: >> hi >> >> we are developing an Ajax based system using JavaScript and Coldfusion. >> >> we have only just started to realise the need for escaping / encoding.... >special characters. how do you guys deal with this, e.g: >there may be to understand this. >> >> thanks >> >> richard >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:319865 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4

