Need Escape Sequence for Double-Quote

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September 6, 2007
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OS = Win XP SP2
Prod = RoboHelp HTML 6
SSL = WebHelp
ASP = <% Response.Write("Hello, world!") %>

When I insert the line of ASP above into an RH template or topic with TrueCode, RH changes each double-quote (") to a character entity reference (") when generating WebHelp. I tried a couple of escape characters but both failed.

* <% Response.Write("Hello, world!") %> produced <% Response.Write("Hello, world!") %>
* <% Response.Write(\"Hello, world!\") %> produced <% Response.Write(\"Hello, world!\") %>
* <% Response.Write(""Hello, world!"") %> produced <% Response.Write(""Hello, world!"") %>

What is the proper escape sequence for a double-quote?

-- The Gunslinger

WebHelp

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HKabaker

Inspiring

A shot in the dark:

Have you tried

/"

forward slash quote

Harvey

C

Catfish TalesAuthor

Inspiring

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried it after reading your post. Unfortunately, it doesn't work.
<% Response.Write(/"Hello, world!/") %> produces <% Response.Write(/"Hello, world!/") %>

Captiv8r

Legend

Hi again

How does your response write work with JavaScript? I'm thinking you might be able to coax what you need by using JavaScript to perform a "write in" of the needed code.

Then again, maybe it's tilting at windmills.

Cheers... Rick

Captiv8r

Legend

Hi The Gunslinger

Have you tried "?

In case the forum munges or attempts to interpret that: Ampersand Pound 34 Semicolon.

Cheers... Rick

C

Catfish TalesAuthor

Inspiring

Unfortunately, it doesn't work. Maybe, because this replaces a character entity reference with a numeric character reference. ASP will recognize a literal character but will not recognize a character reference. AFIK, I really need an escape sequence in front of the double-quote to force RH to output a literal double-quote that ASP can read.

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