JSON parse failure - please help

[ShutterMan]

I have a JSON object as below (data is from SQL Server Northwind
Database). But doing an eval on it returns an error "unterminat ed
string constant" or such. Can someone help me pinpoint the element
that is causing the grief? Sorry to post the entire object, but Im
hoping someone has a parse utility that will help find whats wrong.

{ "TABLE":[{ "ROW":[ { "COL":[ {"DATA":"Employ eeID"},
{"DATA":"LastNa me"},{"DATA":"F irstName"},{"DA TA":"Title"},
{"DATA":"TitleO fCourtesy"},{"D ATA":"BirthDate "},{"DATA":"Hir eDate"},
{"DATA":"Addres s"},{"DATA":"Ci ty"},{"DATA":"R egion"},
{"DATA":"Postal Code"},{"DATA": "Country"},{"DA TA":"HomePhone" },
{"DATA":"Extens ion"},{"DATA":" Photo"},{"DATA" :"Notes"},
{"DATA":"Report sTo"},{"DATA":" PhotoPath"}]}, { "COL":[ {"DATA":"1"} ,
{"DATA":"Davoli o"},{"DATA":"Na ncy"},{"DATA":" Sales Representative" },
{"DATA":"Ms."}, {"DATA":"12/8/1948 12:00:00 AM"},{"DATA": "5/1/1992
12:00:00 AM"},{"DATA":"5 07 - 20th Ave. E.
Apt. 2A"},{"DATA":"S eattle"},{"DATA ":"WA"},{"DATA" :"98122"},
{"DATA":"USA"}, {"DATA":"(20 6) 555-9857"},{"DATA": "5467"},
{"DATA":"System .Byte[]"},{"DATA":"Edu cation includes a BA in
psychology from Colorado State University in 1970. She also completed
"The Art of the Cold Call." Nancy is a member of Toastmasters
International." },{"DATA":"2"}, {"DATA":"htt p://accweb/emmployees/
davolio.bmp"}]}, { "COL":[ {"DATA":"2"},{" DATA":"Fuller"} ,
{"DATA":"Andrew "},{"DATA":"Vic e President, Sales"},{"DATA" :"Dr."},
{"DATA":"2/19/1952 12:00:00 AM"},{"DATA": "8/14/1992 12:00:00 AM"},
{"DATA":"908 W. Capital Way"},{"DATA":" Tacoma"},{"DATA ":"WA"},
{"DATA":"98401" },{"DATA":"USA" },{"DATA":"(206 ) 555-9482"},
{"DATA":"3457"} ,{"DATA":"Syste m.Byte[]"},{"DATA":"And rew received his
BTS commercial in 1974 and a Ph.D. in international marketing from the
University of Dallas in 1981. He is fluent in French and Italian and
reads German. He joined the company as a sales representative, was
promoted to sales manager in January 1992 and to vice president of
sales in March 1993. Andrew is a member of the Sales Management
Roundtable, the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, and the Pacific Rim
Importers Association."}, {"DATA":""},{"D ATA":"http://accweb/emmployees/
fuller.bmp"}]}, { "COL":[ {"DATA":"3"},{" DATA":"Leverlin g"},
{"DATA":"Janet" },{"DATA":"Sale s Representative" },{"DATA":"Ms." },
{"DATA":"8/30/1963 12:00:00 AM"},{"DATA": "4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM"},
{"DATA":"722 Moss Bay Blvd."},{"DATA" :"Kirkland"},{" DATA":"WA"},
{"DATA":"98033" },{"DATA":"USA" },{"DATA":"(206 ) 555-3412"},
{"DATA":"3355"} ,{"DATA":"Syste m.Byte[]"},{"DATA":"Jan et has a BS
degree in chemistry from Boston College (1984). She has also
completed a certificate program in food retailing management. Janet
was hired as a sales associate in 1991 and promoted to sales
representative in February 1992."},{"DATA" :"2"},{"DATA":" http://accweb/
emmployees/leverling.bmp"}]}, { "COL":[ {"DATA":"4"} ,
{"DATA":"Peacoc k"},{"DATA":"Ma rgaret"},{"DATA ":"Sales Representative" },
{"DATA":"Mrs."} ,{"DATA":"9/19/1937 12:00:00 AM"},{"DATA": "5/3/1993
12:00:00 AM"},{"DATA":"4 110 Old Redmond Rd."},{"DATA":" Redmond"},
{"DATA":"WA"},{ "DATA":"98052"} ,{"DATA":"USA"} ,{"DATA":"(20 6)
555-8122"},{"DATA": "5176"},{"DATA" :"System.Byt e[]"},{"DATA":"Mar garet
holds a BA in English literature from Concordia College (1958) and an
MA from the American Institute of Culinary Arts (1966). She was
assigned to the London office temporarily from July through November
1992."},{"DATA" :"2"},{"DATA":" http://accweb/emmployees/
peacock.bmp"}]}, { "COL":[ {"DATA":"5"},{" DATA":"Buchanan "},
{"DATA":"Steven "},{"DATA":"Sal es Manager"},{"DAT A":"Mr."},
{"DATA":"3/4/1955 12:00:00 AM"},{"DATA":"1 0/17/1993 12:00:00 AM"},
{"DATA":"14 Garrett Hill"},{"DATA": "London"},{"DAT A":""},{"DATA": "SW1
8JR"},{"DATA":" UK"},{"DATA":"( 71) 555-4848"},{"DATA": "3453"},
{"DATA":"System .Byte[]"},{"DATA":"Ste ven Buchanan graduated from St.
Andrews University, Scotland, with a BSC degree in 1976. Upon joining
the company as a sales representative in 1992, he spent 6 months in an
orientation program at the Seattle office and then returned to his
permanent post in London. He was promoted to sales manager in March
1993. Mr. Buchanan has completed the courses "Successful
Telemarketing" and "Internatio nal Sales Management." He is fluent in
French."},{"DAT A":"2"},{"DATA" :"http://accweb/emmployees/
buchanan.bmp"}]}, { "COL":[ {"DATA":"6"},{" DATA":"Suyama"} ,
{"DATA":"Michae l"},{"DATA":"Sa les Representative" },{"DATA":"Mr." },
{"DATA":"7/2/1963 12:00:00 AM"},{"DATA":"1 0/17/1993 12:00:00 AM"},
{"DATA":"Covent ry House
Miner Rd."},{"DATA":" London"},{"DATA ":""},{"DATA":" EC2 7JR"},
{"DATA":"UK"},{ "DATA":"(71 ) 555-7773"},{"DATA": "428"},
{"DATA":"System .Byte[]"},{"DATA":"Mic hael is a graduate of Sussex
University (MA, economics, 1983) and the University of California at
Los Angeles (MBA, marketing, 1986). He has also taken the courses
"Multi-Cultural Selling" and "Time Management for the Sales
Professional." He is fluent in Japanese and can read and write
French, Portuguese, and Spanish."},{"DA TA":"5"},{"DATA ":"http://accweb/
emmployees/davolio.bmp"}]}, { "COL":[ {"DATA":"7"},{" DATA":"King"},
{"DATA":"Robert "},{"DATA":"Sal es Representative" },{"DATA":"Mr." },
{"DATA":"5/29/1960 12:00:00 AM"},{"DATA": "1/2/1994 12:00:00 AM"},
{"DATA":"Edgeha m Hollow
Winchester Way"},{"DATA":" London"},{"DATA ":""},{"DATA":" RG1 9SP"},
{"DATA":"UK"},{ "DATA":"(71 ) 555-5598"},{"DATA": "465"},
{"DATA":"System .Byte[]"},{"DATA":"Rob ert King served in the Peace
Corps and traveled extensively before completing his degree in English
at the University of Michigan in 1992, the year he joined the
company. After completing a course entitled "Selling in Europe," he
was transferred to the London office in March 1993."},{"DATA" :"5"},
{"DATA":"htt p://accweb/emmployees/davolio.bmp"}]}, { "COL":
[ {"DATA":"8"},{" DATA":"Callahan "},{"DATA":"Lau ra"},{"DATA":"I nside
Sales Coordinator"},{ "DATA":"Ms."},{ "DATA":"1/9/1958 12:00:00 AM"},
{"DATA":"3/5/1994 12:00:00 AM"},{"DATA":"4 726 - 11th Ave. N.E."},
{"DATA":"Seattl e"},{"DATA":"WA "},{"DATA":"981 05"},{"DATA":"U SA"},
{"DATA":"(20 6) 555-1189"},{"DATA": "2344"},{"DATA" :"System.Byt e[]"},
{"DATA":"Lau ra received a BA in psychology from the University of
Washington. She has also completed a course in business French. She
reads and writes French."},{"DAT A":"2"},{"DATA" :"http://accweb/
emmployees/davolio.bmp"}]}, { "COL":[ {"DATA":"9"} ,
{"DATA":"Dodswo rth"},{"DATA":" Anne"},{"DATA": "Sales Representative" },
{"DATA":"Ms."}, {"DATA":"1/27/1966 12:00:00 AM"},{"DATA":"1 1/15/1994
12:00:00 AM"},{"DATA": "7 Houndstooth Rd."},{"DATA":" London"},
{"DATA":""},{"D ATA":"WG2 7LT"},{"DATA":" UK"},{"DATA":"( 71) 555-4444"},
{"DATA":"452"}, {"DATA":"System .Byte[]"},{"DATA":"Ann e has a BA degree
in English from St. Lawrence College. She is fluent in French and
German."},{"DAT A":"5"},{"DATA" :"http://accweb/emmployees/
davolio.bmp"}]} ]}]}

[Bart Van der Donck]

ShutterMan wrote:

I have a JSON object as below (data is from SQL Server Northwind
Database). *But doing an eval on it returns an error "unterminat ed
string constant" or such. *Can someone help me pinpoint the element
that is causing the grief? *Sorry to post the entire object, but Im
hoping someone has a parse utility that will help find whats wrong.

You're using quotes inside quotes, please see:

{ "TABLE":[{ "ROW":[ { "COL":[ {"DATA":"Employ eeID"},
{"DATA":"LastNa me"},{"DATA":"F irstName"},{"DA TA":"Title"},
{"DATA":"TitleO fCourtesy"},{"D ATA":"BirthDate "},{"DATA":"Hir eDate"},
{"DATA":"Addres s"},{"DATA":"Ci ty"},{"DATA":"R egion"},
{"DATA":"Postal Code"},{"DATA": "Country"},{"DA TA":"HomePhone" },
{"DATA":"Extens ion"},{"DATA":" Photo"},{"DATA" :"Notes"},
{"DATA":"Report sTo"},{"DATA":" PhotoPath"}]}, { "COL":[ {"DATA":"1"} ,
{"DATA":"Davoli o"},{"DATA":"Na ncy"},{"DATA":" Sales Representative" },
{"DATA":"Ms."}, {"DATA":"12/8/1948 12:00:00 AM"},{"DATA": "5/1/1992
12:00:00 AM"},{"DATA":"5 07 - 20th Ave. E.
Apt. 2A"},{"DATA":"S eattle"},{"DATA ":"WA"},{"DATA" :"98122"},
{"DATA":"USA"}, {"DATA":"(20 6) 555-9857"},{"DATA": "5467"},
{"DATA":"System .Byte[]"},{"DATA":"Edu cation includes a BA in
psychology from Colorado State University in 1970. *She also completed
"The Art of the Cold Call." *Nancy is a member of Toastmasters

here

International." },{"DATA":"2"}, {"DATA":"htt p://accweb/emmployees/
davolio.bmp"}]}, { "COL":[ {"DATA":"2"},{" DATA":"Fuller"} ,
{"DATA":"Andrew "},{"DATA":"Vic e President, Sales"},{"DATA" :"Dr."},
{"DATA":"2/19/1952 12:00:00 AM"},{"DATA": "8/14/1992 12:00:00 AM"},
{"DATA":"908 W. Capital Way"},{"DATA":" Tacoma"},{"DATA ":"WA"},
{"DATA":"98401" },{"DATA":"USA" },{"DATA":"(206 ) 555-9482"},
{"DATA":"3457"} ,{"DATA":"Syste m.Byte[]"},{"DATA":"And rew received his
BTS commercial in 1974 and a Ph.D. in international marketing from the
University of Dallas in 1981. *He is fluent in French and Italian and
reads German. *He joined the company as a sales representative, was
promoted to sales manager in January 1992 and to vice president of
sales in March 1993. *Andrew is a member of the Sales Management
Roundtable, the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, and the Pacific Rim
Importers Association."}, {"DATA":""},{"D ATA":"http://accweb/emmployees/
fuller.bmp"}]}, { "COL":[ {"DATA":"3"},{" DATA":"Leverlin g"},
{"DATA":"Janet" },{"DATA":"Sale s Representative" },{"DATA":"Ms." },
{"DATA":"8/30/1963 12:00:00 AM"},{"DATA": "4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM"},
{"DATA":"722 Moss Bay Blvd."},{"DATA" :"Kirkland"},{" DATA":"WA"},
{"DATA":"98033" },{"DATA":"USA" },{"DATA":"(206 ) 555-3412"},
{"DATA":"3355"} ,{"DATA":"Syste m.Byte[]"},{"DATA":"Jan et has a BS
degree in chemistry from Boston College (1984). *She has also
completed a certificate program in food retailing management. *Janet
was hired as a sales associate in 1991 and promoted to sales
representative in February 1992."},{"DATA" :"2"},{"DATA":" http://accweb/
emmployees/leverling.bmp"}]}, { "COL":[ {"DATA":"4"} ,
{"DATA":"Peacoc k"},{"DATA":"Ma rgaret"},{"DATA ":"Sales Representative" },
{"DATA":"Mrs."} ,{"DATA":"9/19/1937 12:00:00 AM"},{"DATA": "5/3/1993
12:00:00 AM"},{"DATA":"4 110 Old Redmond Rd."},{"DATA":" Redmond"},
{"DATA":"WA"},{ "DATA":"98052"} ,{"DATA":"USA"} ,{"DATA":"(20 6)
555-8122"},{"DATA": "5176"},{"DATA" :"System.Byt e[]"},{"DATA":"Mar garet
holds a BA in English literature from Concordia College (1958) and an
MA from the American Institute of Culinary Arts (1966). *She was
assigned to the London office temporarily from July through November
1992."},{"DATA" :"2"},{"DATA":" http://accweb/emmployees/
peacock.bmp"}]}, { "COL":[ {"DATA":"5"},{" DATA":"Buchanan "},
{"DATA":"Steven "},{"DATA":"Sal es Manager"},{"DAT A":"Mr."},
{"DATA":"3/4/1955 12:00:00 AM"},{"DATA":"1 0/17/1993 12:00:00 AM"},
{"DATA":"14 Garrett Hill"},{"DATA": "London"},{"DAT A":""},{"DATA": "SW1
8JR"},{"DATA":" UK"},{"DATA":"( 71) 555-4848"},{"DATA": "3453"},
{"DATA":"System .Byte[]"},{"DATA":"Ste ven Buchanan graduated from St.
Andrews University, Scotland, with a BSC degree in 1976. *Upon joining
the company as a sales representative in 1992, he spent 6 months in an
orientation program at the Seattle office and then returned to his
permanent post in London. *He was promoted to sales manager in March
1993. *Mr. Buchanan has completed the courses "Successful
Telemarketing" and "Internatio nal Sales Management." *He is fluent in

here

French."},{"DAT A":"2"},{"DATA" :"http://accweb/emmployees/
buchanan.bmp"}]}, { "COL":[ {"DATA":"6"},{" DATA":"Suyama"} ,
{"DATA":"Michae l"},{"DATA":"Sa les Representative" },{"DATA":"Mr." },
{"DATA":"7/2/1963 12:00:00 AM"},{"DATA":"1 0/17/1993 12:00:00 AM"},
{"DATA":"Covent ry House
Miner Rd."},{"DATA":" London"},{"DATA ":""},{"DATA":" EC2 7JR"},
{"DATA":"UK"},{ "DATA":"(71 ) 555-7773"},{"DATA": "428"},
{"DATA":"System .Byte[]"},{"DATA":"Mic hael is a graduate of Sussex
University (MA, economics, 1983) and the University of California at
Los Angeles (MBA, marketing, 1986). *He has also taken the courses
"Multi-Cultural Selling" and "Time Management for the Sales
Professional." *He is fluent in Japanese and can read and write

here

French, Portuguese, and Spanish."},{"DA TA":"5"},{"DATA ":"http://accweb/
emmployees/davolio.bmp"}]}, { "COL":[ {"DATA":"7"},{" DATA":"King"},
{"DATA":"Robert "},{"DATA":"Sal es Representative" },{"DATA":"Mr." },
{"DATA":"5/29/1960 12:00:00 AM"},{"DATA": "1/2/1994 12:00:00 AM"},
{"DATA":"Edgeha m Hollow
Winchester Way"},{"DATA":" London"},{"DATA ":""},{"DATA":" RG1 9SP"},
{"DATA":"UK"},{ "DATA":"(71 ) 555-5598"},{"DATA": "465"},
{"DATA":"System .Byte[]"},{"DATA":"Rob ert King served in the Peace
Corps and traveled extensively before completing his degree in English
at the University of Michigan in 1992, the year he joined the
company. *After completing a course entitled "Selling in Europe," he

here

was transferred to the London office in March 1993."},{"DATA" :"5"},
{"DATA":"htt p://accweb/emmployees/davolio.bmp"}]}, { "COL":
[ {"DATA":"8"},{" DATA":"Callahan "},{"DATA":"Lau ra"},{"DATA":"I nside
Sales Coordinator"},{ "DATA":"Ms."},{ "DATA":"1/9/1958 12:00:00 AM"},
{"DATA":"3/5/1994 12:00:00 AM"},{"DATA":"4 726 - 11th Ave. N.E."},
{"DATA":"Seattl e"},{"DATA":"WA "},{"DATA":"981 05"},{"DATA":"U SA"},
{"DATA":"(20 6) 555-1189"},{"DATA": "2344"},{"DATA" :"System.Byt e[]"},
{"DATA":"Lau ra received a BA in psychology from the University of
Washington. *She has also completed a course in business French. *She
reads and writes French."},{"DAT A":"2"},{"DATA" :"http://accweb/
emmployees/davolio.bmp"}]}, { "COL":[ {"DATA":"9"} ,
{"DATA":"Dodswo rth"},{"DATA":" Anne"},{"DATA": "Sales Representative" },
{"DATA":"Ms."}, {"DATA":"1/27/1966 12:00:00 AM"},{"DATA":"1 1/15/1994
12:00:00 AM"},{"DATA": "7 Houndstooth Rd."},{"DATA":" London"},
{"DATA":""},{"D ATA":"WG2 7LT"},{"DATA":" UK"},{"DATA":"( 71) 555-4444"},
{"DATA":"452"}, {"DATA":"System .Byte[]"},{"DATA":"Ann e has a BA degree
in English from St. Lawrence College. *She is fluent in French and
German."},{"DAT A":"5"},{"DATA" :"http://accweb/emmployees/
davolio.bmp"}]} ]}]}

Hope this helps,

--
Bart

[ShutterMan]

Ah thank you. Im using an open source serializer, and apparently there
is a bug in it. Can you tell me the appropriate way to signify quotes
within? Should it be \" ?

[Jorge]

On Jul 26, 9:46*pm, ShutterMan <scott.hut...@g mail.comwrote:

Ah thank you. Im using an open source serializer, and apparently there
is a bug in it. *Can you tell me the appropriate way to signify quotes
within? Should it be \" ?

Yes, \" or '. For example :

javascript:json Txt= [ "The book 'Don Quijote de la Mancha'",
'The book "Don Quijote de la Mancha"',
'The book \'Don Quijote de la Mancha\'',
"The book \"Don Quijote de la Mancha\"",
'The book "Don Quijote de la Mancha"' ], jsonData= eval(jsonTxt);
while(jsonData. length){alert(j sonData.pop())}

--Jorge,

[Jorge]

On Jul 26, 9:46*pm, ShutterMan <scott.hut...@g mail.comwrote:

Can you tell me the appropriate way to signify quotes
within? Should it be \" ?

Yes, \"

--Jorge.