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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

Try this:

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


"Tim" <Tim@NoSpam> wrote in message
news:...
> 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, "&nbsp;") & "Something"
>
> along with variations using encoding....
>
> However, in the web browser, the & is being replaced with &amp;
>
> Any ideas please?
>
> - 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 &nbsp; sequences going through.

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

So, I am no closer...

- Tim




"Scott M." <s-> wrote in message
news:...
> Try this:
>
> li.Text = Server.HTMLEncode("Item 1 Something")
>
>
> "Tim" <Tim@NoSpam> wrote in message
> news:...
>> 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, "&nbsp;") & "Something"
>>
>> along with variations using encoding....
>>
>> However, in the web browser, the & is being replaced with &amp;
>>
>> Any ideas please?
>>
>> - Tim
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Oops! Change "Encode" to "Decode".


"Tim" <Tim@NoSpam> wrote in message
news:...
> 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 &nbsp; sequences going through.
>
> There is an error in my post below I say strdup(n, "&nbsp;") when it
> should be MyDup(n, "&nbsp; ")
> - MyDup duplicates the string sequence, StrDup seems only to duplicate the
> first character.
>
> So, I am no closer...
>
> - Tim
>
>
>
>
> "Scott M." <s-> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Try this:
>>
>> li.Text = Server.HTMLEncode("Item 1 Something")
>>
>>
>> "Tim" <Tim@NoSpam> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> 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, "&nbsp;") & "Something"
>>>
>>> along with variations using encoding....
>>>
>>> However, in the web browser, the & is being replaced with &amp;
>>>
>>> Any ideas please?
>>>
>>> - Tim
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

No problem. Good luck.


"Tim" <Tim@NoSpam> wrote in message
news:...
> Excellent! Thank you!
>
> - Tim
>
>
> "Scott M." <s-> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Oops! Change "Encode" to "Decode".
>>
>>
>> "Tim" <Tim@NoSpam> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> 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 &nbsp; sequences going through.
>>>
>>> There is an error in my post below I say strdup(n, "&nbsp;") when it
>>> should be MyDup(n, "&nbsp; ")
>>> - MyDup duplicates the string sequence, StrDup seems only to duplicate
>>> the first character.
>>>
>>> So, I am no closer...
>>>
>>> - Tim
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Scott M." <s-> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> Try this:
>>>>
>>>> li.Text = Server.HTMLEncode("Item 1 Something")
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Tim" <Tim@NoSpam> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>> 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, "&nbsp;") & "Something"
>>>>>
>>>>> along with variations using encoding....
>>>>>
>>>>> However, in the web browser, the & is being replaced with &amp;
>>>>>
>>>>> Any ideas please?
>>>>>
>>>>> - Tim
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Excellent! Thank you!

- Tim


"Scott M." <s-> wrote in message
news:...
> Oops! Change "Encode" to "Decode".
>
>
> "Tim" <Tim@NoSpam> wrote in message
> news:...
>> 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 &nbsp; sequences going through.
>>
>> There is an error in my post below I say strdup(n, "&nbsp;") when it
>> should be MyDup(n, "&nbsp; ")
>> - MyDup duplicates the string sequence, StrDup seems only to duplicate
>> the first character.
>>
>> So, I am no closer...
>>
>> - Tim
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Scott M." <s-> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Try this:
>>>
>>> li.Text = Server.HTMLEncode("Item 1 Something")
>>>
>>>
>>> "Tim" <Tim@NoSpam> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> 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, "&nbsp;") & "Something"
>>>>
>>>> along with variations using encoding....
>>>>
>>>> However, in the web browser, the & is being replaced with &amp;
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas please?
>>>>
>>>> - Tim
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>