Index: lams_central/web/qb/authoring/addessay.jsp
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diff -u -rfe19797ec82718905555353176ed719bec11043e -r54a3c302d29d64b55efa18189083dadd13c51708
--- lams_central/web/qb/authoring/addessay.jsp	(.../addessay.jsp)	(revision fe19797ec82718905555353176ed719bec11043e)
+++ lams_central/web/qb/authoring/addessay.jsp	(.../addessay.jsp)	(revision 54a3c302d29d64b55efa18189083dadd13c51708)
@@ -17,9 +17,15 @@
 		<script type="text/javascript" src="<lams:LAMSURL/>includes/javascript/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
 		<script type="text/javascript" src="<lams:LAMSURL/>includes/javascript/bootstrap.tabcontroller.js"></script>
 		<script type="text/javascript">
-			const VALIDATION_ERROR_LABEL = "<fmt:message key='error.form.validation.error'/>";
-			const VALIDATION_ERRORS_LABEL = "<fmt:message key='error.form.validation.errors'><fmt:param >{errors_counter}</fmt:param></fmt:message>";
-			const ADD_COLLECTION_LABEL = '<fmt:message key="label.questions.choice.collection.new.prompt" />';
+			const VALIDATION_ERROR_LABEL = "<spring:escapeBody javaScriptEscape="true"><fmt:message key='error.form.validation.error'/></spring:escapeBody>";
+			const VALIDATION_ERRORS_LABEL = "<spring:escapeBody javaScriptEscape="true"><fmt:message key='error.form.validation.errors'><fmt:param>{errors_counter}</fmt:param></fmt:message></spring:escapeBody>";
+			const ADD_COLLECTION_LABEL = "<spring:escapeBody javaScriptEscape="true"><fmt:message key="label.questions.choice.collection.new.prompt" /></spring:escapeBody>";
+
+			const VALIDATION_ERROR_LABEL = "<spring:escapeBody javaScriptEscape="true"><fmt:message key='error.form.validation.error'/></spring:escapeBody>";
+			const VALIDATION_ERRORS_LABEL = "<spring:escapeBody javaScriptEscape="true"><fmt:message key='error.form.validation.errors'><fmt:param>{errors_counter}</fmt:param></fmt:message></spring:escapeBody>";
+			const ADD_COLLECTION_LABEL = "<spring:escapeBody javaScriptEscape="true"><fmt:message key="label.questions.choice.collection.new.prompt" /></spring:escapeBody>";
+
+
 			const LAMS_URL = '<lams:LAMSURL/>';
 
 			var isNewQuestion = ${isNewQuestion},