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Re: variable path lose slashs when used in an alert [message #177533 is a reply to message #177527]

Fri, 06 April 2012 21:19

Richard Damon
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Registered: August 2011

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On 4/6/12 11:10 AM, nawfer wrote:
> variable $temp is a path
> C:\www\site\test\folder\img.jpg
>
> if I write
> echo $temp;
> ok I have all the path
> ---------
>
> but if I use same variable in an alert I haven't more the correct path;
> haven't the \ slashs
>
> echo"<script type='text/javascript'>";
> echo "alert('$temp')";
> echo "</script>";
>
> I tested also string but is equal
> $temp=(string)$temp;
>
>
> is there a solution?

If you look at the source of the page, you should see the slashes. The
problem is that with

alert('C:\www\site\test\folder\img.jpg')

the javascript interpreter will see each of the slashes in it as an
escape sequence with the following character. You therefore need to
"escape" your string so as to pass properly through the javascript
processor. This would need things like \ going to \\ and ' to \'

Anytime you send a variable out to something that will interpret it, you
need to think about the need to run the data through and escape
processor, be it sql query, javascript code, or even just out as a web
page. (For instance

$foo = "John & Mary";
or
$for = "1 < 2";

echo $foo;

will generate an incorrect page, as & and < have special meaning in HTML.

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		variable path lose slashs when used in an alert By: nawfer on Fri, 06 April 2012 15:10
		Re: variable path lose slashs when used in an alert By: Peter H. Coffin on Fri, 06 April 2012 15:42
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