app.config ... how to show "<" less than sign

[lminmei]

i have a key with a value of a sql statement....
so now i'm trying to figure out a way to use the less than sign

here's my code....

<add key="sqlString" value="SELECT * FROM hats WHERE serial < 8000"/>

i error out at the "less than" sign before the 8000

any ideas of how to get around this???

 

[chiph]

Use the XML entity value for the less-than symbol -- [ignore]&lt;[/ignore]

Others are:
[tt]
[ignore] &amp;[/ignore] -- & -- Ampersand
[ignore] &gt;[/ignore] -- > -- Greater-than symbol
[ignore]&quot;[/ignore] -- " -- double quote
[ignore]&apos;[/ignore] -- ' -- single quote
[/tt]

Chip H.


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[lminmei]

Chiph,
thanks for the help...
but how would i use that entity value in my sql string?

 

[lminmei]

NEVERMIND!!!! duh...
i got it to work!
thanks chiph!