Replace HTML

[John Smith]

Hi,

I'm building a search engine for a site that uses HTML in the content
management. I wanted to return search results but also filter out any HTML
code that might interfere with the search results formatting. Is there an
easy way of doing this or am I left with the option of using replace against
various tags ?

Thanks

J.

[Curt_C [MVP]]

John Smith wrote:

Hi,

I'm building a search engine for a site that uses HTML in the content
management. I wanted to return search results but also filter out any HTML
code that might interfere with the search results formatting. Is there an
easy way of doing this or am I left with the option of using replace against
various tags ?

Thanks

J.

Do a search for HTMLDeCode.. I know there have been a whole bunch of
versions of this written by individuals over the years.

--
Curt Christianson
site: http://www.darkfalz.com
blog: http://blog.darkfalz.com

[John Smith]

"Curt_C [MVP]" <software_at_darkfalz.com> wrote in message
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John Smith wrote:

Hi,

I'm building a search engine for a site that uses HTML in the content
management. I wanted to return search results but also filter out any
HTML code that might interfere with the search results formatting. Is
there an easy way of doing this or am I left with the option of using
replace against various tags ?

Thanks

J.

Do a search for HTMLDeCode.. I know there have been a whole bunch of
versions of this written by individuals over the years.

--
Curt Christianson
site: http://www.darkfalz.com
blog: http://blog.darkfalz.com

The only one i could find that wasn't .net was :

http://www.devx.com/vb2themax/Tip/19163

Which only seems to convert HTML sent using the GET method to it's proper
HTML equivilent ?

Am I missing something ? :)

[Roland Hall]

"John Smith" wrote in message news:gb********************@pipex.net...
: "Curt_C [MVP]" <software_at_darkfalz.com> wrote in message
: news:%2***************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
: > John Smith wrote:
: >> Hi,
: >>
: >> I'm building a search engine for a site that uses HTML in the content
: >> management. I wanted to return search results but also filter out any
: >> HTML code that might interfere with the search results formatting. Is
: >> there an easy way of doing this or am I left with the option of using
: >> replace against various tags ?
: >>
: >> Thanks
: >>
: >> J.
: >
: > Do a search for HTMLDeCode.. I know there have been a whole bunch of
: > versions of this written by individuals over the years.
: >
: > --
: > Curt Christianson
: > site: http://www.darkfalz.com
: > blog: http://blog.darkfalz.com
:
: The only one i could find that wasn't .net was :
:
: http://www.devx.com/vb2themax/Tip/19163
:
: Which only seems to convert HTML sent using the GET method to it's proper
: HTML equivilent ?
:
: Am I missing something ? :)

Don't remember where I got this or if it's what you're looking for...

Private Function HTMLDecode(byVal encodedstring)
Dim tmp, i
tmp = encodedstring
tmp = Replace(tmp, "&quot;", chr(34))
tmp = Replace(tmp, "&lt;" , chr(60))
tmp = Replace(tmp, "&gt;" , chr(62))
tmp = Replace(tmp, "&amp;" , chr(38))
tmp = Replace(tmp, "&nbsp;", chr(32))
For i = 1 to 255
tmp = Replace(tmp, "&#" & i & ";", chr(i))
Next
HTMLDecode = tmp
End Function

--
Roland Hall
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