[Javascript] Convert raw HTML into a string

[Mike Dougherty]

i thought javascript's string.replace() function used regexp
  = lvstrHTML.replace(/"/g,'""')

That's about the extend of my regexp understanding.  I'm sure if that's the problem, you can get 
much more help here from the regexp guru(s)

On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 10:27:00 +1200
  "Clancy Jones" <clancyjones at hotmail.com> wrote:
>Howdy neighbours, I have a vb script function that I use for converting raw HTML into a string:
>
>function convertHTMLToString(paramHTML)
>	dim lvstrHTML
>	lvstrHTML = paramHTML
>	lvstrHTML = replace(lvstrHTML,chr(34),chr(34)&chr(34))
>	lvstrHTML = replace(lvstrHTML,"&quot;",chr(34)&chr(34))
>	lvstrHTML = replace(lvstrHTML,vbCrLf,chr(34) &" & vbNewLine & _" & vbCrLf & chr(34))
>	lvstrHTML = chr(34) & lvstrHTML & chr(34)
>	convertHTMLToString = lvstrHTML
>end function
>
>I now want to replicate this function in javascript but am having a few problems.  So far I've 
>tried:
>
>function convertHTMLToString(paramHTML){
>	var lvstrHTML
>	lvstrHTML = paramHTML
>	lvstrHTML = lvstrHTML.replace(chr(34),chr(34)+chr(34))
>	lvstrHTML = lvstrHTML.replace("&quot;",chr(34)+chr(34))
>	return lvstrHTML
>}
>
>The first "replace" line is causing an "object expected" error.
>
>Can someone help out with this?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Clancy
>
>PS: The purpose of this is to provide a "Send this spreadsheet by email" function by grabbing the 
>innerHTML of a DIV which contains dynamic table data, convert the raw HTML into a string and then 
>assign it as the value of a hidden field.  The string can then be used as the content for an HTML 
>formatted email message.
>
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