displaying the HTML code in HTML

[Astra]

Hi All

Bit of a dilemma here.

I'm doing a content management system, whereby the user can enter the HTML
code for a currency symbol, eg £ for £.

My problem is that when I bring this data backup, say they want to edit the
settings, then my ASP/HTML page is rendering the HTML code, eg £, rather
than showing the original value, eg £.

If for example I put a space between the '&' and the 'pound;', eg & pound;
then this will cause me problems because the user will think that they have
to a put a space in or they file it with the space, which means the HTML
code won't work any more.

Is there a way round this?

Rgds

Robbie

[Bob Barrows [MVP]]

Astra wrote:

Hi All

Bit of a dilemma here.

I'm doing a content management system, whereby the user can enter the
HTML code for a currency symbol, eg £ for £.

My problem is that when I bring this data backup, say they want to
edit the settings, then my ASP/HTML page is rendering the HTML code,
eg £, rather than showing the original value, eg £.

If for example I put a space between the '&' and the 'pound;', eg &
pound; then this will cause me problems because the user will think
that they have to a put a space in or they file it with the space,
which means the HTML code won't work any more.

Is there a way round this?

Rgds

Robbie

Use Server.HTMLEncode(string_containing_named_entities ) to write it to the
page.

Bob Barrows
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[Brian Staff]

If your client is IE then try surrounding the HTML code with a <xmp> structure

Brian