exellent Jenda .. thats spot on. exactly what i was looking for.
thanx to you all for your help it was much apreciated ----------------- Kris G Findlay http://www.knight-shift.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenda Krynicky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 3:55 PM Subject: Re: Preview data > From: drieux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Friday, April 12, 2002, at 07:15 , Kris G Findlay wrote: > > > > > ok exact problem !! > > > > > > Example data inputed via form : > > > 'here is a quote "this Quote".' # which is passes to variable > > > $document > > > > > > if i use hidden fields in a html form to store these variables while > > > the page displays a preview eg print "<input type=\"hidden\" > > > name=\"hiddenField\" value=\"$document\ ">" > > > > > > the html page returned displays corectly and all data is in source > > > eg <input type="hidden" name="hiddenField" value="here is a quote > > > "this Quote".">" but when form is submited to cgi the data after the > > > extra quote mark is missing > > > > [..] > > > > $hiddenField = param('hiddenField'); > > > > $hiddenField =~ s/\"/\\\"/g; # \\ - insert \ and \" guard my " > > > > which I think would work .... > > No it will not. > > The " should be replaced by " or ". > > This is the safest method: > > use HTML::Entities; > $hiddenField = encode_entities(param('hiddenField')); > > $html = qq{<input type=hidden name=something > value="$hiddenfield">}; > > Jenda > > =========== [EMAIL PROTECTED] == http://Jenda.Krynicky.cz ========== > There is a reason for living. There must be. I've seen it somewhere. > It's just that in the mess on my table ... and in my brain > I can't find it. > --- me > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
