Convert "?" to "& #8212"

[n666]

I'm working on a web-based system where I need to modify data submit-text boxes.

When editing data that has a "?" in breaks the info unless it's converted into XML supported "& #8212;" (take out the space).

So I'm looking to somehow convert all the "?" to mdash inside the text boxes, client-side before submission.

I have no clue if it's possible, but maybe something with greasemonkey or some other way.

Check out the image to see what i'm talking about

http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/672/convertcd4.jpg

Any advice? Thanks in advance.

 

[DaveSimmons]

It's certainly possible: you can use javascript to read and write form variable values, and you can trigger a fixup function to run at the onsubmit() event for a <form>.

Finding an existing script pre-written for you is the trick if you don't know javascript yourself.

You could always edit your title to "javascript code wanted: convert ..." and maybe someone here would be interested in doing it.

 

[n666]

Yea but this has to be client-side, i cant actually modify the environment that i'm in... so the script would have to be outside of the actual code that's giving/accepting the data.

 

[troytime]

Originally posted by: n666
Yea but this has to be client-side, i cant actually modify the environment that i'm in... so the script would have to be outside of the actual code that's giving/accepting the data.

javascript IS client side

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: n666
Yea but this has to be client-side, i cant actually modify the environment that i'm in... so the script would have to be outside of the actual code that's giving/accepting the data.

Relying on the client is a absolutely horrible idea that will open you up to data errors and possible security issues.

 

[n666]

ok so i'm looking for even possibly something along these lines, but i dont want to encrypt, i want it to substitute with code for mdash

oops forgot the link : http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/9234

 

[imported_quasi]

You can use regular expressions in Javascript, which should make this pretty easy.

string.replace(/?/g, "& #8212");

You can modify the script from your posted link to use the above code instead of the rot13 algorithm.