URLEcoded Format / Javascript 1

[DeZiner]

I am pulling a name from a database with a url to go with it. The name appears as a link. In the link I am using the javascript mouseover to change the window status. If the name happen's to have an apostrophe (one of these ') I get a javascript error. If I use URLEncodedFormat it ignores the ' but then the status has %20 all over it for every space. Any ideas how to change the status without the ' interferring?

<a href=&quot;#URL#&quot; onMouseover=&quot;window.status=('#name#'); return true&quot;>#name#</a> --Not working

<a href=&quot;#URL#&quot; onMouseover=&quot;window.status=('#URLEncodedFormat('#name#')#'); return true&quot;>#name#</a>
-- Not quite good enough DeZiner
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[Silvano]

you might want to try to prepare the string to be used with javascript by replacing all ' and prefix it with javascript escape signs:

try something like this:

<cfset tempName = Replace(name, &quot;'&quot;, &quot;\'&quot)

<a href=&quot;#URL#&quot; onMouseover=&quot;window.status=('#tempName#'); return true&quot;>#name#</a> Sylvano
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[serbonf]

All your problems may be solved using the Javascript functions ecape() and unescape() that are the same of CF URLEncodedFormat() and URLDecode().

It should be useful this link:

http://developer.netscape.com/docs/manuals/communicator/jsguide4/builtin.htm

Look for &quot;unescape&quot;.

Hope this helps.
Sergio

 

[tleish]

BTW, I'm thinking you are using the variable #URL# as just an exampple for TekTips forum, but if you are really using a variable named URL (which is a ColdFusion reserved word and scope), then I suggest changing it. If you are pulling it strait from the DB then simply us &quot;AS&quot; in the query.

SELECT name, URL as theURL FROM myTable - tleish

 

[DeZiner]

Thanks for all the help I will give this a try. Using #URL# just for exapmle, thanks for the heads-up though! DeZiner
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