copy and paste form RTF document into field in asp form cause it to bypass field length and javascript validation - how to overcome?

[NotGiven]

I have a web form with several fields. If I copy & paste from a RTF
document into a field, the javascript validation and field length are
bypassed and cause the form to fail.

Any ideas?

[kaeli]

In article <m1****************@bignews5.bellsouth.net>,
no****@nonegiven.net enlightened us with...

I have a web form with several fields. If I copy & paste from a RTF
document into a field, the javascript validation and field length are
bypassed and cause the form to fail.

Any ideas?

Code better?

(I have no clue. I've never heard of such a thing. Post code so we can
see what's going on along with a working example if possible.)

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[Aaron Bertrand - MVP]

Is this really an ASP question that involves databases???

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"NotGiven" <no****@nonegiven.net> wrote in message
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I have a web form with several fields. If I copy & paste from a RTF
document into a field, the javascript validation and field length are
bypassed and cause the form to fail.

Any ideas?

[Michael D. Kersey]

NotGiven wrote:

I have a web form with several fields. If I copy & paste from a RTF
document into a field, the javascript validation and field length are
bypassed and cause the form to fail.

Any ideas?

Possibly you should HTMLEncode the field value(s)?

i.e., when a field is first input:
strField = Server.HTMLEncode( Request.Form( RTFfield ) )

Or you could HTMLEncode it immediately prior to output, e.g.,
<input type="text" name="myname"
value= "<% =Server.HTMLEncode( rs("myField1") ) %>"
or in a table,
<td><% =Server.HTMLEncode( rs("MyField2") ) %></td>

Reason I raise this is that, if you are not using HTMLEncode, then
perhaps control characters in the RTF text are interfering with the HTML
display.

Good Luck,
Michael D. Kersey