Hi Charlie, You're exactly right. With the admin tool they are able to enter the information, but then can go back and make changes if needed. When I re-edit information from the original textarea and saved to the db that includes HTML, the populated textarea is messed up with extraneous HTML. The actual output to the website via a #ParagraphFormat# seems to work fine.
What would be the problem(s) with the database that I need to look for? It saves plain text without problems, so it's not a matter of saving or not saving the information. It's the HTML in the textarea that's giving me a headache. Simple HTML tags like <b> and <i> and <p> don't cause problems. It seems to be <a href>'s that are messing things up. Does that clue you in to what could be the issue? Blessings, Graham ----- Original Message ----- From: "charles arehart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 11:57 AM Subject: RE: [CFTALKTor] using HTML in TEXTAREA of CFFORM > Glad to hear that the tag has helped, Bill. It's my tag. :-) > > But I'm not sure that it will help in Graham's case. Graham, you're not > trying to display the code that was entered in the textarea in anything than > another textarea, right? My tag would be useful if you were, but it seems > you're giving them the chance to edit what was entered, saved in a DB and > retrieved for edit, right? And you're showing the code in another Textarea, > right? > > It seems then that the problem may be in the database. I mean, have you > displayed the code before the insert, and then after retrieving it from the > database? If you view it in a textarea, it should look just like they > entered it (HTML and all). If you wanted to view it outside a textarea and > wanted to see the raw HTML, that's what the HTMLCodeFormat function is for, > as you mentioned. > > If you did for some reason want to view the code not as HTML and not in a > textarea but instead just for display as HTML, that's where my tag comes in. > Whereas the ParagraphFormat converts double carriage returns to a <p>, it > doesn't convert a single carriage return to a <br>, nor does it respect > spaces or tabs entered or copied into the textarea. Those are the problems > that CF_TextAreaFormat would help solve. > > But I don't think that's really the challenge you're facing. > > /charlie > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Bill Sourour > Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 9:10 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [CFTALKTor] using HTML in <TEXTAREA> of <CFFORM> > > > For handling these types of issues, I always use this custom tag and it > seems to work great. > > http://www.systemanage.com/cff/textareaformat_help.cfm > > Give it a go. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Graham Faulkner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 9:07 AM > Subject: [CFTALKTor] using HTML in <TEXTAREA> of <CFFORM> > > > > Hi there, > > > > I'll try to explain this without getting myself, or you, too confused... > =) > > > > I have an online admin tool for my client for their calendar of events. > > They are able to enter the details for the event into a <textarea> field > in > > the <cfform>. The <textarea> corresponds to a Memo-type field in an > Access > > 2000 database. The information saved in the db field is outputted on the > > website using #ParagraphFormat(Description)# so that all paragraph breaks, > > etc. are retained. > > > > However, when I enter in HTML code (e.g. email addresses using <a > > href="mailto:blahblah";>) into the <textarea> it does something funny when > I > > go back in a second time to re-edit the information. It will copy some of > > the text and place it before the previously existing text. > > > > For example, if I entered the following > > > > PARAGRAPH START... This is some sample text. Here is a website you > > should look at: <a href="url here" target="_self">url</a>. You should > also > > email the friendly people at CFUG - click <a > > href="mailto:cftalk?subject=this is a test">here</a>. This is some more > > sample text. > > > > What would happen is that it looks something like this when I go back in > to > > edit it again (copies some of the text and places it at the beginning): > > > > url here" target="_self">url</a>. You should also email the friendly > > people at CFUG - click <a href="mailto:cftalk?subjet=this is a > > test">here</a>. PARAGRAPH START... This is some more sample text. This is > > some sample text. Here is a website you should look at: <a href="url > here" > > target="_self">url</a>. You should also email the friendly people at > CFUG - > > click <a href="mailto:cftalk?subject=this is a test">here</a>. This is > some > > more sample text. > > > > What can I do to stop this, but still ensure that they can enter in HTML > > code if desired. If they type in plain text, it works fine. It's the > HTML > > code that's ruining the party. =) I tried #HTMLCodeFormat(Description)# > in > > the <textarea> but that didn't seem to do the trick. Any suggestions > would > > be gratefully appreciated. > > > > Blessings, > > > > Graham > > - > You are subscribed to the CFUGToronto CFTALK ListSRV. > This message has been posted by: "charles arehart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To Unsubscribe, Please Visit and Login to http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ > Manager: Kevin Towes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ > This System has been donated by Infopreneur, Inc. > (http://www.infopreneur.net) > - You are subscribed to the CFUGToronto CFTALK ListSRV. This message has been posted by: "Graham Faulkner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To Unsubscribe, Please Visit and Login to http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ Manager: Kevin Towes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ This System has been donated by Infopreneur, Inc. (http://www.infopreneur.net)
