Index: lams_central/web/includes/javascript/common.js
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_central/web/includes/javascript/common.js,v
diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2
--- lams_central/web/includes/javascript/common.js	13 Sep 2005 04:15:36 -0000	1.1
+++ lams_central/web/includes/javascript/common.js	20 Dec 2005 04:00:21 -0000	1.2
@@ -15,4 +15,25 @@
 			instructionsWindow = window.open(url,'instructions','resizable,width=796,height=570,scrollbars');
 			instructionsWindow.window.focus();
 //		}	
+	}
+	
+	function filterData(src,target){
+		if(src.value != null){
+			//replace specified string for characters that are sensitive to HTML interpreters
+			var srcV = src.value;
+			//must replace & first, otherwise, this will conflict with others.
+			srcV = srcV.replace(/&/g,"&");
+			srcV = srcV.replace(/</g,"&lt;");
+			srcV = srcV.replace(/>/g,"&gt;");
+			srcV = srcV.replace(/"/g,"&quot;");
+			srcV = srcV.replace(/\\/g,"&#39;");
+			target.value = srcV;
+			//for windows system
+			if(src.value.indexOf("\r\n") != -1)
+				target.value=srcV.replace(/\r\n/g,"<BR>");
+			//for *nix system
+			else if(src.value.indexOf("\n") != -1)
+				target.value=srcV.replace(/\n/g,"<BR>");
+			
+		}
 	}
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