'escaping', if that is what you did not understand is simply the the way a system such as ColdFusion implements so to make a string/packet/whatever valid.
hence, in a .cfm, this will fail : #FFFFFF, to get this to work you have to 'escape' the gates (or pounds as out lovely yanks call them) : ##FFFFFF. Does Worldpay use XML? I Neil -----Original Message----- From: Giles Roadnight [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 16 October 2002 09:59 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ cf-dev ] Weird sybols in DB Errr, sorry what tdo you mean by that? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aidan Whitehall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 9:57 AM Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] Weird sybols in DB > Can anyone tell me why I am getting a wierd capital A with a hat on before � > signs in a text field when I update a DB record? Is that the escape character for whatever RDBMS you're using? Maybe it's automatically escaping it. -- Aidan Whitehall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Macromedia ColdFusion Developer Fairbanks Environmental +44 (0)1695 51775 ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ -- ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
