ignoring tags in xml, using just the text

[MR]

I would like to create an htm file (using Word) that will have some free
form text. However, in the free form text I would like to be able to embed
some fields like Name, Address, etc. I have tried to embed the fields
surrounded by different characters such as __Name__, @@Name@@, $$Name$$. the
problem that i am encountering is that when the htm page is displayed in IE
or in Word the text looks correct.. However, when inspecting the html/xml
code in notepad, the text looks like __<span class=SpellE>Na me</span>__
therefore i cannot use a method like string.replace to replace the value of
__Name__.
I do need to leave the basic html code intact. i don't mind losing the <span
class...> and </span>tags.
is there a class that i can use that is able to perform this replace, i.e.
ignore the embedded xml (html) tags and allows me to work just with the
text?
thanks
m

[Cerebrus]

Hi MR,

I don't know if this is the right forum for this particular question, but to
answer your question, Try a Regular expression Replace. (Regex Class in
..NET)

Regards,

Cerebrus.

"MR" <co******@newsg roup.nospam> wrote in message
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I would like to create an htm file (using Word) that will have some free
form text. However, in the free form text I would like to be able to embed
some fields like Name, Address, etc. I have tried to embed the fields
surrounded by different characters such as __Name__, @@Name@@, $$Name$$. the problem that i am encountering is that when the htm page is displayed in IE or in Word the text looks correct.. However, when inspecting the html/xml
code in notepad, the text looks like __<span class=SpellE>Na me</span>__
therefore i cannot use a method like string.replace to replace the value of __Name__.
I do need to leave the basic html code intact. i don't mind losing the <span class...> and </span>tags.
is there a class that i can use that is able to perform this replace, i.e.
ignore the embedded xml (html) tags and allows me to work just with the
text?
thanks
m

[Onawole, Clement Oladapo]

I think a data island will come in handy in ur case

"Cerebrus" <zo*****@sify.c om> wrote in message
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Hi MR,

I don't know if this is the right forum for this particular question, but
to
answer your question, Try a Regular expression Replace. (Regex Class in
.NET)

Regards,

Cerebrus.

"MR" <co******@newsg roup.nospam> wrote in message
news:um******** ******@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...

I would like to create an htm file (using Word) that will have some free
form text. However, in the free form text I would like to be able to
embed
some fields like Name, Address, etc. I have tried to embed the fields
surrounded by different characters such as __Name__, @@Name@@, $$Name$$.

the

problem that i am encountering is that when the htm page is displayed in

IE

or in Word the text looks correct.. However, when inspecting the html/xml
code in notepad, the text looks like __<span class=SpellE>Na me</span>__
therefore i cannot use a method like string.replace to replace the value

of

__Name__.
I do need to leave the basic html code intact. i don't mind losing the

<span

class...> and </span>tags.
is there a class that i can use that is able to perform this replace,
i.e.
ignore the embedded xml (html) tags and allows me to work just with the
text?
thanks
m