Replace all ">" characters with ">" and all "<" characters with "<". So you'd use:
<CFSET dspOutput = Replace(output, ">", ">", "ALL")> <CFSET dspOutput = Replace(dspOutput, "<", "<", "ALL")> <textarea name="contents"><cfoutput>#output#</cfoutput></textarea> -- Mosh Teitelbaum evoch, LLC Tel: (301) 625-9191 Fax: (301) 933-3651 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.evoch.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Reich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 9:26 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Writing a file with CFFILE > > > > I'm guessing you're using MX ... Probably using setEncoding() > whether you > > specify ISO latin or UTF-8 on the form scope on the action page will > resolve > > the issue... I'd likely place it in the application.cfm and apply it to > both > > form and url. > > > Thanks! That fixed that problem. I have another one now.... > > If I call a file like this... > > <cffile action="READ" file="#page#" variable="output"> > > .. then display it like this.... > > <textarea name="contents"><cfoutput>#output#</cfoutput></textarea> > > .. I run into a problem if the variable output has a textarea tag > contained > within it. It sees the closing textarea tag in the output variable as the > closing tag for the textarea used to display the variable. All code after > the closing textarea is executed in the browser. > > Example: > > output = <textarea name="foo">This is some text</textarea><br>Then some > other stuff > > > <textarea name="contents'><cfoutput>#output#</cfoutput></textarea> > > ..equals.... > > > <textarea name="contents'></textarea><br>Then some other stuff</textarea> > > I get a textarea with this: > <textarea name="foo">This is some text > > .Then some other stuff. Kind of a bitch to explain. Help! > > > TIA, > Steve > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com