Drop List.Text to include  

[Tim]

Hi,

I am trying to load up a drop list with semi aligned columns like so:

[Item 1 Something]
Item 2 Something Else

etc.

To do so, I have tried to fill the Text valus of ListItems like so:

dim li as new ListItem

li.Text = "Item 1" & StrDup(14, " ") & "Something"

along with variations using encoding....

However, in the web browser, the & is being replaced with &

Any ideas please?

- Tim

 

[Scott M.]

Try this:

li.Text = Server.HTMLEncode("Item 1 Something")

 

[Tim]

Thanks Scott, but unfortunately this isn't working.
This in code:
Server.HTMLEncode("Item 1 Something")
yields this in the web browser html source
"Item 1 Something"
which appears as
"Item 1 Something"

- the multiple spaces just "compress". I don't seem to be able to get the
necessary   sequences going through.

There is an error in my post below I say strdup(n, " ") when it should
be MyDup(n, "  ")
- MyDup duplicates the string sequence, StrDup seems only to duplicate the
first character.

So, I am no closer...

- Tim

Try this:

li.Text = Server.HTMLEncode("Item 1 Something")

Hi,

I am trying to load up a drop list with semi aligned columns like so:

[Item 1 Something]
Item 2 Something Else

etc.

To do so, I have tried to fill the Text valus of ListItems like so:

dim li as new ListItem

li.Text = "Item 1" & StrDup(14, " ") & "Something"

along with variations using encoding....

However, in the web browser, the & is being replaced with &

Any ideas please?

- Tim

 

[Scott M.]

Oops! Change "Encode" to "Decode".

Thanks Scott, but unfortunately this isn't working.
This in code:
Server.HTMLEncode("Item 1 Something")
yields this in the web browser html source
"Item 1 Something"
which appears as
"Item 1 Something"

- the multiple spaces just "compress". I don't seem to be able to get the
necessary   sequences going through.

There is an error in my post below I say strdup(n, " ") when it
should be MyDup(n, "  ")
- MyDup duplicates the string sequence, StrDup seems only to duplicate the
first character.

So, I am no closer...

- Tim

Try this:

li.Text = Server.HTMLEncode("Item 1 Something")

Hi,

I am trying to load up a drop list with semi aligned columns like so:

[Item 1 Something]
Item 2 Something Else

etc.

To do so, I have tried to fill the Text valus of ListItems like so:

dim li as new ListItem

li.Text = "Item 1" & StrDup(14, " ") & "Something"

along with variations using encoding....

However, in the web browser, the & is being replaced with &

Any ideas please?

- Tim

 

[Scott M.]

No problem. Good luck.

Excellent! Thank you!

- Tim

Oops! Change "Encode" to "Decode".

Thanks Scott, but unfortunately this isn't working.
This in code:
Server.HTMLEncode("Item 1 Something")
yields this in the web browser html source
"Item 1 Something"
which appears as
"Item 1 Something"

- the multiple spaces just "compress". I don't seem to be able to get
the necessary   sequences going through.

There is an error in my post below I say strdup(n, " ") when it
should be MyDup(n, "  ")
- MyDup duplicates the string sequence, StrDup seems only to duplicate
the first character.

So, I am no closer...

- Tim




Try this:

li.Text = Server.HTMLEncode("Item 1 Something")


Hi,

I am trying to load up a drop list with semi aligned columns like so:

[Item 1 Something]
Item 2 Something Else

etc.

To do so, I have tried to fill the Text valus of ListItems like so:

dim li as new ListItem

li.Text = "Item 1" & StrDup(14, " ") & "Something"

along with variations using encoding....

However, in the web browser, the & is being replaced with &

Any ideas please?

- Tim

 

[Tim]

Excellent! Thank you!

- Tim

Oops! Change "Encode" to "Decode".

Thanks Scott, but unfortunately this isn't working.
This in code:
Server.HTMLEncode("Item 1 Something")
yields this in the web browser html source
"Item 1 Something"
which appears as
"Item 1 Something"

- the multiple spaces just "compress". I don't seem to be able to get the
necessary   sequences going through.

There is an error in my post below I say strdup(n, " ") when it
should be MyDup(n, "  ")
- MyDup duplicates the string sequence, StrDup seems only to duplicate
the first character.

So, I am no closer...

- Tim

Try this:

li.Text = Server.HTMLEncode("Item 1 Something")


Hi,

I am trying to load up a drop list with semi aligned columns like so:

[Item 1 Something]
Item 2 Something Else

etc.

To do so, I have tried to fill the Text valus of ListItems like so:

dim li as new ListItem

li.Text = "Item 1" & StrDup(14, " ") & "Something"

along with variations using encoding....

However, in the web browser, the & is being replaced with &

Any ideas please?

- Tim