Re: [ic] Stripping CR/LF from form input - Solved

[Mike Heins <suppressed>]

Quoting DB (suppressed):
> >> I did however get things working by adding this to my catalog.cg:
> >> 
> >> ##########################
> >> CodeDef no_crlf Filter
> >> CodeDef no_crlf Routine <<EOR
> >>  sub {
> >> my $val = shift;
> >> $val =~ s/[\r\n]+/ /g;
> >> return $val;
> >> }
> >> EOR
> >> 
> >> Filter  notes  no_crlf
> >> ##########################
> >> 
> >> 
> >> I did not realize that the
> >> 
> >> Filter	notes	no_crlf
> >> 
> >> was required. Thanks for everyone's help, especially Mike!
> > 
> > It isn't required -- in fact, it is invasive in that any variable
> > named "notes" will be filtered in that way. It is probably better
> > to use some method besides that, but it does work if nothing else
> > does.
> > 
> > There still must be some reason that it is getting in the database
> > that way; if you put that filter in your input screen by any of the
> > normal methods it would be better.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Mike Heins
> > Perusion -- Expert Interchange Consulting    http://www.perusion.com/
> > phone +1.765.647.1295  tollfree 800-949-1889 <mike at perusion.com>
> 
> You're right of course, something is odd. If I remove the
> 
> Filter	notes	no_crlf
> 
> line from catalog.cfg, the filtering does not happen, even with
> 
> <TEXTAREA NAME="notes" ROWS=10 COLS=85>
> [filter no_crlf][data table=transactions col=notes key=[loop-code]][/filter]
> </TEXTAREA>
> 
> explicitly in the form. (my email program is wrapping this)

That will do zero for you unless the user is guaranteed to not hit
RETURN.

> 
> Things are working as required with that catalog.cfg lin in place, but
> I'm wondering why the filter does not work in the form. Not knowing the
> "why" for stuff like that bothers me.

The filter has to happen after submission, not before.

-- 
Mike Heins
Perusion -- Expert Interchange Consulting    http://www.perusion.com/
phone +1.765.647.1295  tollfree 800-949-1889 <suppressed>

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