[thelist] Asp - the case of single quote that wouldn't die...

[Tab Alleman]

If there's no stray single quotes in your HTML source, but they're showing up on your page, all I can say is "wow".  

Is this behavior happening somewhere on the web where we can see it?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org
> [mailto:thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org]On Behalf Of Paul Bennett
> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 3:10 PM
> To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
> Subject: Re: [thelist] Asp - the case of single quote that wouldn't
> die...
> 
> 
> Thanks for taking the bait Tab :)
> 
> It seems to be related to the include as the 2 other options 
> in the form processing (which don't use the include) work fine.
> 
> Basically after the checks, the data is packaged up and the 
> user is forwarded off-site to enter the CC details.
> 
> I've checked the html output and there are no stray single 
> quotes. In case it helps, the code surrounding the include is:
> ---
> ElseIf Len(Request.Form("memID")) > 0 Then
>     %><!--#include file="includes\memidcheck.asp"--><%
>       ' check user name found in db
>       If Len(txndata2) > 0 Then
>         regName = txndata2
>         amount = Request.Form("member-amount")
>         
>       Else
>         error = "Your name was not found. Please check your 
> member ID is correct."
>       End If
>   ' nonmember registering for event
>   ElseIf [truncated for email purposes]
> ---
> 
> Regards,
> Paul
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org 
> [mailto:thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org] On Behalf Of Tab Alleman
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 9:01 AM
> To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
> Subject: Re: [thelist] Asp - the case of single quote that 
> wouldn't die...
> 
> I don't see anything that would cause it.
> 
> 1)  What does the include call and the stuff around it look like?
> 2)  Have you found the single quotes in your HTML source 
> being outputted?   Are they near anything else that might 
> yield any other clues?
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org
> > [mailto:thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org]On Behalf Of Paul Bennett
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 2:52 PM
> > To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
> > Subject: [thelist] Asp - the case of single quote that 
> wouldn't die...
> > 
> > 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I'm an ASP noob and encountered the weirdest error last night 
> > (still unresolved). Basically when I include a file, I get 2 
> > single quote characters (' ') being outputted.
> > 
> > It only happens with one particular include (code included at 
> > the end of this email). The code is very simple and doesn't 
> > include any response.write() calls, so I can't for the life 
> > of me figure out what is causing this.
> > 
> > *Any* suggestions welcome:
> > (includes/memidcheck.asp)
> > -----
> > <%
> > 
> > If IsNumeric(Request.Form("memID")) = False Then
> >   error = "Member ID must be a number"
> > Else
> >   
> >   set conn=Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
> >   conn.Provider="Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0"
> >   conn.Open "C:\\[path info removed]\\Database\\MemData24.mdb"
> >   
> >   strQuery = "SELECT * FROM MemDB WHERE NUMBER = " & 
> > Request.Form("memID")
> >     
> >   Set RS = conn.Execute(strQuery)
> >   
> >   record = 0
> >   while not RS.EOF
> >     record = 1
> >     
> >     txndata2 = RS.fields(1) & ", " & RS.fields(2)
> >     RS.MoveNext
> >    
> >   wend
> >   
> >   Rs.Close
> >   Set Rs = Nothing
> >   conn.Close
> >   Set conn = Nothing
> >   
> >   
> > End If
> > %>
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Paul
> > -- 
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