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Forum Name: Classic ASP Discussion
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Topic: Highlighting

Posted By: zMaestro
Subject: Highlighting
Date Posted: 16 April 2005 at 2:28pm

I want to highlight some words when reading from database, i use this simple script to read:

<%
sql = "SELECT * FROM TableName"
 
set r = Server.CreateObject("Adodb.Recordset")

r.open sql, Conn, 1, 3

Response.Write ""&r("username")&"<br>"

r.close : Set r = nothing
%>

how can i Highlight some certain characters within r("username") based on a querystring

Thanks.

Replies:

Posted By: dj air
Date Posted: 16 April 2005 at 2:31pm

are you wanting to use like a search function where if the username contains the letters within a querystring highlight that?

if so have a look at the forum search page, it does that exact thing.

Posted By: zMaestro
Date Posted: 17 April 2005 at 7:57pm

i looked at it, but didn't know how to implement it, it was a sub function in the header of the file, i'm looking for the simplest way implemening it

Posted By: C.P.A.
Date Posted: 26 April 2005 at 10:27am

you could simply convert the 'to highlight text' into a string and take a replace function to search for that word or words and replace them with <span class="highlight">that word</span> and it will highlight the words.

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