Re: & in Lookups
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 15725
interpreted = N
texte = At 9:07 AM -0800 12/18/97, Kenneth Grome is rumored to have typed: > >I have a LOOKUP that returns a legal message if it doesn't find anything. > > > >[LOOKUP > >db=legal.db&value=[sku]&lookinfield=SKU&ReturnField=Legal&NotFound=Some > >legal text including © and ®] > > > >I want it to display the registered and copyright symbols, but it chokes on > >the & in the HTML. > > > >Is there a way to force the ampersand through? > > Did you try & ?Sorry, I should have been more specific. The LOOKUP returns the NOTFOUND message, but truncates it after the first &. My lookup would return:Some legal text including Thus, putting & wouldn't do much good.MichaelMichael Winston *By Phone!: (503)/652/8815 x341 Internet Coordinator *By e-mail!: michaelw@dhorse.com Dark Horse Comics, Inc. *By web!: http://www.dhorse.com/
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At 9:07 AM -0800 12/18/97, Kenneth Grome is rumored to have typed: > >I have a LOOKUP that returns a legal message if it doesn't find anything. > > > >[LOOKUP > >db=legal.db&value=[sku]&lookinfield=SKU&ReturnField=Legal&NotFound=Some > >legal text including © and ®] > > > >I want it to display the registered and copyright symbols, but it chokes on > >the & in the HTML. > > > >Is there a way to force the ampersand through? > > Did you try & ?Sorry, I should have been more specific. The LOOKUP returns the NOTFOUND message, but truncates it after the first &. My lookup would return:Some legal text including Thus, putting & wouldn't do much good.MichaelMichael Winston *By Phone!: (503)/652/8815 x341 Internet Coordinator *By e-mail!: michaelw@dhorse.com Dark Horse Comics, Inc. *By web!: http://www.dhorse.com/
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