#text: ??????

#text is the name of a text node in the DOM.

Any DOM manipulation going on?

there is but we are passing it into the method as a string..
so that shouldn't be the problem..
the odd thing is... if I run the same thing in a java class it works fine..
when I then take that same code and run it from jsp I get this added chaos...
no idea why...
got anything?
thanks
Ghost

Could be caused by either Javascript manipulation (which I think you'd be aware of), or by generating your output by parsing an XML tree.  Depending on the XML parser used (classpath dependent) toString on a node can produce different output.  Sometimes usefully outputting the text version of an element and all it's descendents; while other implementations may produce output like you're seeing.

So... what's involved here, XML or Javascript? (place your bets now...)

Sounds like the classpath for your app server is picking up a different XML parser...

no javascipt
and no xml...
it comes in as xml and then we substring it to get pure string and then pass along the stings..
that's the problem...
any ideas?

You don't use an XML parser?

yeah I know...I didn't write this code :D
but I have to use it...
you know how it is..
Ghost

Can you show us some code that works in a .java but produces this 'orrible #text string in a jsp?

dude... round of applause.
I didn't even think to check about the toString..
thanks
Cheers,
Ghost

oops..
Spoke too fast...
that didn't change anything..
I'm still getting the uglyness..
any suggestions?
Ghost

Class.forName("com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver.SQLServerDriver");

            // Connection string database
            String url = "jdbc:microsoft:sqlserver://" + strDataSource + ";User=" + strUser +";Password=" + strPass ;


            //Connect to dstrParamatabase
            c = DriverManager.getConnection(url);

this works fine in java but in jsp it prints out some nasty stuff like...

url = "jdbc:microsoft:sqlserver://[#text: server];User=[#text: User];Password=[#text: Pass]";

any ideas?
Ghost

Where's strDataSoruce, strUser, strPass coming from?

it's cool you were right there was xml parsing being done in more than one place.....yeah tell me about it :D
cheers man
Ghost

Which xml parser are you using when you try it as .java?
Which xml parser do you THINK you are using when you try it as .jsp...
(what application server?)

Ok... sorted.

Good to know I'm not going mad. :-)

great post a comment in the other thread so I can close that and so you can score more points
cheers,
ghost