Numerous forward slashes ("/") in TEXT and HTML <TD>

[micjohnson]

I am getting description text dynamically and display it on the report. The table width is "800" but when my description contains multiple forward slashes ("/"), the table is displaying wider and collapsing the table. How do I escape the "/".

Here is the code.

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<style>
.p {padding-left:3px;
padding-right:3px}
</style>

<table border="0" width="800">

<tr>
<td colspan="6" class="t3" style="text-align:justify;padding-left:0px">
<b>Description:</b>
<span class="p">Description: Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test <br />text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text Test text<br /> Test text Test text Test text Test tex /server1/folder1/vol1 /server2/folder2/vol2 /server3/folder3/vol3 /server4/folder4/vol4 /server5/folder5/vol5 /server6/folder6/vol6 <br />/server7/folder7/vol7 /server8/folder8/vol8 /server9/folder9/vol9 /server10/folder10/vol10 /server11/folder11/vol11 /server12/folder12/vol12<br /> /server13/folder13/vol13 /server14/folder14/vol14 /server15/folder15/vol15 /server16/folder16/vol16 /server17/folder17/vol17 /server18/folder18/vol18</span>
</td>
</tr>

</table>

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Thanks in advance.

 

[darryncooke]

what language are you pulling the text in. if php look into strpslashes

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[darryncooke]

stripslashes - sorry for the misspelling

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[ChrisHirst]

It is NOT because of "multiple slashes". It is because there are no spaces in the string to allow it to "wrap".

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[micjohnson]

darryncooke, I am using ColdFusion to pull the text from oracle.

ChrisHirst, There is a space between vol# and /server#/

Thanks for your time.

 

[darryncooke]

I don't have experience in CF. But I've pointed you on the right path I'm about 95% sure of that.

you might be able to use Mysql as well to strip the slashes but I don't know the syntax for that.

the Mysql function is mysql_real_escape_string($str) for this but i've never used it, only tried and found the PHP version much easier.

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[Geates]

It doesn't like the /. As a test, change them to \ and it'll wrap.

try escaping the / as Darryn suggested.

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