Single quote in text box 2

[petermeachem]

I can't work out how to handle quotes in mylastname here. This must be easy, but I just can't fix it.

Response.Write " <td width='257' height='30'><input type='text' name='txtLastName' size='20' maxlength='20' value = '" & mylastname & "'></td>

 

[onpnt]

Replace it with 2 of them

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[petermeachem]

Doesn't work. If mylastname contains m'eachem I just get m in the textbox with the code above. If I do this
mylastname = replace(mylastname,"'","''")
before the response.write, I get exactly the same.

That is the first thing I tried.

 

[gmmastros]

Do this instead...

Response.Write "<td width='257' height='30'><input type='text' name='txtLastName' size='20' maxlength='20' value = [!]""[/!]" & mylastname & "[!]""[/!]></td>"

And don't double the apostrophes.

-George

Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause. - Fortune cookie wisdom

 

[tsuji]

>mylastname = replace(mylastname,"'","''")
[tt]mylastname = replace(mylastname,"'","&#x27;")[/tt]

 

[DotNetGnat]

no need to use replace function...try this:

Response.Write "      <td width='257' height='30'><input type='text' name='txtLastName' size='20' maxlength='20' value = [red]""" & mylastname & """[/red]></td>"

-DNG

 

[DotNetGnat]

hmm...very slow today...George beat me to it...

-DNG

 

[petermeachem]

Great, thanks to all. Just have to stop people entering " in a name!

 

[DotNetGnat]

that shouldnt be a problem...
you can use server.htmlencode() function

-DNG