> I just noticed that for special characters like < myName > at thisEmail address > the regular < and > signs would > cause display problem (not being displayed), so, one solution > is to transform them before data capture. Any other similar > characters that we should be aware of / be cautious about?
These are called metacharacters. Here's a list of HTML metacharacters: http://www.netstrider.com/tutorials/HTMLRef/ASCII/metacharacters.html Most of those characters are unlikely to be in data entered in an HTML form, though. The ones you're likely to encounter are taken care of using the functions described below. > Also, is there a systematic approach to this issue rather > than, addressing them one by one? Yes, the HTMLCodeFormat and HTMLEditFormat functions. These functions replace double quotes, ampersands, and angle brackets with the corresponding encoding sequence. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Training: Adobe/Google/Paperthin Certified Partners http://training.figleaf.com/ WebManiacs 2008: the ultimate conference for CF/Flex/AIR developers! http://www.webmaniacsconference.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297856 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
