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EscapeXML ( Text )

Simple function to escape characters for XML

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Ibrahim Bittar Torres - Show more from this author Eikonsys, S.A. de C.V. http://www.eikonsys.com

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"Substitute ( Text ; [ "&" ; "&" ] ; [ "<" ; "<" ] ; [ ">" ; ">" ] ; [ "\"" ; """ ] )" //Remove the initial and final quotes. I placed them in order to avoid the website to replace the escaped characters by the original ones. Click to copy

This function helps to cleanup the XML text from illegal characters before sending it to any Webservice.

 

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		Roger Biel, Casa Grande, AZ Aug 15, 2011
Not sure what type of machine this works on but does nothing in Windows 7

		Ibrahim, Leon, Mexico Aug 15, 2011
Hi Roger, When I posted the function it was: "Substitute ( Text ; [ "&" ; "&amp;" ] ; [ "<" ; "&lt;" ] ; [ ">" ; "&gt;" ] ; [ "\"" ; "&quot;" ] )" However, it seems that the PHP program made the "translation" and placed again the original symbols. Please contact me offline if you still have problems with this. Regards Ibrahim

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