display asp/vbscript code in a <textarea>

[iisman]

Hello,

I am not sure if this is the appropriate form for this question...but here goes...

I want to display a snippet of vbscript code in a textarea. Does anyone know how this can be accomplished..?

I googled...but nothing found. I may not have been searching the correct terms. any help is appreciated.

 

[ChrisHirst]

I use this function for showing my code snippets.

function toCode(strItem)
'Change code delimiters to HTML entities
	strItem = Replace(strItem,"<","&lt;")
	strItem = Replace(strItem,">","&gt;")
	strItem = Replace(strItem,"%","&#37;")
	strItem = replace(strItem,chr(34),"&quot;")
toCode = strItem	
end function

Chris.

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[Genimuse]

Easier would probably be Server.HTMLEncode(yourCode). It converts to HTML codes for you (though it might not handle the % sign, that convesion shouldn't be necessary).

 

[Genimuse]

I just realized that you might be trying to display something that's not in a string variable already. If so, you'll either have to do it manually:

<textarea>
  &lt;% blah blah blah %&gt;
</textarea>

or you'll need to put them in strings first:

<% strMyCode = "<% blah blah blah with quotes doubled %>" %>
<textarea>
  <%=Server.HTMLEncode(strMyCode)%>
</textarea>