I think the issue is he is consuming a webservice he has no control over...
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 1:22 PM, Teddy R. Payne <teddyrpa...@gmail.com>wrote: > All, > I apologize by coming in late to this, but I am trying to figure out > what the goal is in a way and I am sure others are as well. > > When you use <!CDATA[]]>, the goal is to make sure that an XML parser > does not evaluate anything in between the opening and closing of the > tag. That would mean < and > are interpreted as unicode. Now, as the > strings have already been escaped to > and <, is the goal to > prepare the string to be parsed through another service or is it to be > displayed? I apologize if that was an obvious question and I missed > the intent, but <!CDATA[]]> around already escaped strings seems > redundant. > > I typically use <!CDATA[]]> around the values of a XML node/parent to > ensure special characters are not evaluated, which is inside paired > xml tags. Of course, how do you want to massage the data is also > relevant here. You can build strings using the string functions or > create an xml object and use the XML functions. > > I am just curious if this is not a technology solution here, but a > design decision that is needed. > > > Teddy R. Payne, ACCFD > Google Talk - teddyrpa...@gmail.com > > > > > On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 1:02 PM, Ajas Mohammed <ajash...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Charlie, spot on. I was expecting the same result because those html tags > > should show up fine. Guess what they are actually lt gt etc in variable > > thats why they show up as html tags when the result is being shown. > > > > So the fix is this. This works.I removed all gt lt etc. > > > > <cfset shortDescription1 = replacelist(shortDescription, > > '<![CDATA[,]]>,<p><strong>,</strong> <br > > />,</p>','')> > > > > <strong>Property Description:</strong>#shortDescription1# > > > > HTH > > > > <Ajas Mohammed /> > > http://ajashadi.blogspot.com > > We cannot become what we need to be, remaining what we are. > > No matter what, find a way. Because thats what winners do. > > You can't improve what you don't measure. > > Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, > > sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it > represents > > the wise choice of many alternatives. > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 12:50 PM, Charlie Arehart <char...@carehart.org> > > wrote: > >> > >> Well, if he just outputted the result in 2 to the screen, it would show > up > >> to the ser as the result in 3, of course, right? :-) > >> > >> That’s where I’m not clear on the confusion, but getting him to clarify > >> will indeed help. > >> > >> > >> > >> /charlie > >> > >> > >> > >> From: ad...@acfug.org [mailto:ad...@acfug.org] On Behalf Of Ajas > Mohammed > >> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 12:45 PM > >> To: discussion@acfug.org > >> Subject: Re: [ACFUG Discuss] XML data showing in dump but not in > cfoutput > >> > >> > >> > >> Charlie, > >> > >> I think He wants the result you show in 3.Michael feel free to correct > me. > >> > >> I got him to the point like you showed in 2 i.e. with <p> tags etc by > >> using replacelist function to get rid of CDATA etc. > >> <p class="meta"><strong>Property > >> Description:</strong>#replacelist(shortDescription, > '<![CDATA[,]]>','')#</p> > >> > >> Steve mentioned a link that would take care of replacing html tags. > >> > >> <Ajas Mohammed /> > >> http://ajashadi.blogspot.com > >> We cannot become what we need to be, remaining what we are. > >> No matter what, find a way. Because thats what winners do. > >> You can't improve what you don't measure. > >> Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, > >> sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it > represents > >> the wise choice of many alternatives. > >> > >> On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Charlie Arehart <char...@carehart.org > > > >> wrote: > >> > >> That wasn’t clear to me. Thanks. > >> > >> So let’s make it simple for everyone to follow along and perhaps resolve > >> things. It would be as if you (Michael) did this (always helpful to > offer a > >> simple reproducible case): > >> > >> <cfset x = “<![CDATA[<p><strong>Location.</strong> > >> <br />This condo property is located in Celebration. Old Town is > an > >> area attraction. Another nearby attraction is Wide World of Sports. > >> </p><p><strong>Features. </strong>]]>”> > >> > >> <cfoutput> > >> > >> #x# > >> > >> </cfoutput> > >> > >> What would be the output you would want to appear? > >> > >> 1) Is it: > >> > >> <![CDATA[<p><strong>Location.</strong>; <br />This condo property is > >> located in Celebration. Old Town is an area attraction. Another nearby > >> attraction is Wide World of Sports. </p><p><strong>Features.</strong>]]> > >> > >> --- > >> 2) Or do you want: > >> > >> <p><strong>Location.</strong>; <br />This condo property is located in > >> Celebration. Old Town is an area attraction. Another nearby attraction > is > >> Wide World of Sports. </p><p><strong>Features.</strong> > >> > >> ----- > >> 3) Or do you want: > >> > >> Location. > >> > >> This condo property is located in Celebration. Old Town is an area > >> attraction. Another nearby attraction is Wide World of Sports. > >> > >> Features. > >> > >> --- > >> > >> > >> /charlie > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ > >> http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform > >> > >> For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > >> Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > >> List hosted by FusionLink > >> ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ > http://www.acfug.org?falogin.edituserform > > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- Steve Ross web application & interface developer http://blog.stevensross.com [mobile] (912) 344-8113 [ AIM / Yahoo! : zeriumsteven ] [googleTalk : nowhiding ]
