I've received several really great tips. Thanks everyone!
--- Brent Michalski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Use the $dbh->quote function, it is part of the DBI interface... > > $foo = $dbh->quote($foo); > > Brent > > > > > > > james lundeen > > > <jameslundeen@yah To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > oo.com> cc: (bcc: Brent >Michalski/STL/MASTERCARD) > > Subject: really basic question about >CGI module > > 12/12/02 02:42 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > I "use CGI" in my routines very often and at times need to look at the > incoming values from forms > to make sure that they don't include "'" "," and other things that might > blow up my connection > with mysql database. Can someone please give me a nice piece of reusable > code that will read the > incoming variable and clean up all of the charecters that the user might > have entered that certain > programming routines might not like? Specifically, I have run into > problems if the user has " > ' , in the field. maybe there are others too? any help and code > would be appreciated! > -jimmyjames > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
