Ampersand Character (&)
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 13345
interpreted = N
texte = Help!I am having problems with field values that contain the '&' character.I have a drop-down list from which a user selects a value for a field namedDepartment1: Values for the field are: Aero & Astro Biology Chemistry etc....I post the value of Department1 to my search results page.The search results page performs a lookup from of a special table I havecreatedmatching the value of Department1 with the codes used in my database (i.e.AA, BIO, CHEM).The form and the lookup work fine, except when a user selects a value forDepartment1 that contain the '&' character. I do need to use the &character; my attempts to use [ConvertChars] have failed.Any suggestion?----------------------------------------------------------------------Steve Rosenbaum Pop Art L.L.C.steve@pop-art.com Web / Intranet / Print7000 SW Hampton St., Suite 124, tel: (503) 968.5957Tigard, OR 97223-8361 fax: (503) 620.8487
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Help!I am having problems with field values that contain the '&' character.I have a drop-down list from which a user selects a value for a field namedDepartment1: Values for the field are: Aero & Astro Biology Chemistry etc....I post the value of Department1 to my search results page.The search results page performs a lookup from of a special table I havecreatedmatching the value of Department1 with the codes used in my database (i.e.AA, BIO, CHEM).The form and the lookup work fine, except when a user selects a value forDepartment1 that contain the '&' character. I do need to use the &character; my attempts to use
[convertchars] have failed.Any suggestion?----------------------------------------------------------------------Steve Rosenbaum Pop Art L.L.C.steve@pop-art.com Web / Intranet / Print7000 SW Hampton St., Suite 124, tel: (503) 968.5957Tigard, OR 97223-8361 fax: (503) 620.8487
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