I’ve got a project where I’m loading information on local businesses into a dynamic text box from external XML files. All was working well until the client asked me to add the ability to look up a map for each business using MapQuest, which uses ampersands ("&") extensively in the href= statement. for example:
[color=Blue]<a href=“http://www.clevelandairport.com” target=“window2”>Cleveland Hopkins International Airport</a>
5300 Riverside Dr
Cleveland, OH 44135
(216) 265-6000
<a href=“http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?city=Cleveland&state=Ohio&address=5300%20Riverside%20Dr&zip=44135&country=us&zoom=7” target=“window2”>Map It!</a>[/color]
This resulted in the above displaying in the text box like so:
[color=Green]Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
[/color][color=Green]5300 Riverside Dr
Cleveland, OH 44135
(216) 265-6000[/color]
Notice that the last line, the “Map It!” line, does not display. In fact, NOTHING beyond that point displays. Knowing that the problem was with the ampersands, I changed them all to “[color=Red]&[/color]”.
[color=Blue]<a href=“http://www.clevelandairport.com” target=“window2”>Cleveland Hopkins International Airport</a>
5300 Riverside Dr
Cleveland, OH 44135
(216) 265-6000
<a href=“http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?city=Cleveland&state=Ohio&address=5300%20Riverside%20Dr&zip=44135&country=us&zoom=7” target=“window2”>Map It!</a>[/color]
Unfortunately, this has changed nothing in the output. I’m a relative newbie to flash and XML, so I know it’s probably a simple fix, but I’m stumped. Can anyone help me out, here?
Scott
