You can also try import cgi db.table.field.filter_in = lambda text: cgi.escape(text) #1
db.table.field.filter_out = lambda text: XML(text) #2 #2 should be equivalent to what Anthony suggests. #1 may be necessary to keep the same format in the database. Anyway, I did not try it. Massimo On Monday, 3 September 2012 16:56:13 UTC-5, Jose C wrote: > > > for option in form.elements('option'): >> option['_value'] = XML(option['_value']) >> option[0] = XML(option[0]) >> >> Anthony >> >> > Yes! Thank you Anthony, that does exactly what I need. I was heading off > down a much more convoluted and inelegant track to achieve the same thing. > > JC > --