Re: Dynamic DB query - form display

Hi Adrian, This appears to be a security hole, but since that wasn't the reason for the question, please try: echo"<input type='text' value='" . htmlentities($clause, ENT_QUOTES) . "'>"; php.net/htmlentities Cheers, David Grant Adrian Bruce wrote: > Hi > > I am trying Dynamically creating a Query based on form input for an > intranet, i have a text input that allows a user to input part of a > where clause such as - not like '04%' - . this bit works fine but i > would like to display the clause back in the form field when the page > reloads. > $clause = "not like '04%'"; > echo"<input type='text' value='$clause'>"; > > Now obviously i hit a problem with the use of 'the quotation marks ' ' > and just see - not like \ - in the form field. I need to keep the ' > marks around the 04% for the query. Any ideas how i can do this?? > > Any help much appreciated! > > Adrian >