encodeURIComponent() works like a charm! (sorry for the thinking out loud, but sometimes it seems to help) cheers-
On 5/21/07, Mark Holton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is this a better js function to use?: > encodeURIComponent()http://xkr.us/articles/javascript/encode-compare/ > > > > On 5/21/07, Mark Holton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > escape("*string*") ? > > > > ...wondering if there is a built-in Prototype.js way > > > > > > > > On 5/21/07, Mark Holton < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I'm getting errors when I pass a "?" or a "#" to my server side code. > > > So for instance, let's say I'm saving a "name" and a "memo", and someone > > > decides to include a "?" in the text of their memo. It causes an error > > > when > > > sent to the server side code. Is there a way, in Prototype, to make sure > > > it > > > passes the whole string and to not interpret pieces of the string passed > > > in? I am passing the string in as $('txtMemo').value, for example. > > > > > > (when it's a numeric value, and in other cases I pre-process the > > > string on the server side to avoid SQL-injection, etc, but these two > > > characters in particular, "?", or "#" are causing the error to occur). > > > > > > Many thanks for any heads up there. > > > cheers, > > > Mark > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Spinoffs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-spinoffs?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
