Javascript pros, code help needed.....

[Jesus Malverde]

Last edited Sun Jan 12, 2014, 11:08 PM - Edit history (1)

I have an applescript that uses javascript to take the current selected text in safari, opens a new window, goes to the GD new post form and sets the title and body.

My problem is, if my selected text contains a quote, than the javascript will fail. How do I escape the quotes in javascript.

I'm using the following javascript. Keep in mind it's written to be fired by applescript.

do JavaScript &quot ''+getSelection())" in document 1)

do JavaScript "
document.forms['form2']['title'].value = '" & thename & "' ;
document.forms['form2']['message-text'].value ='" & newselectedText & pageURI & "' ;" in doc

How do I tell javascript to treat +getSelection like string and not text...

Peace and TIA.

If any high post count peeps want the complete applescript... send me a pm.

[hootinholler]

1. Off the top of my head...

You can't tell javascript to behave differently. There is no DWIM statement

I would try something like getSelection().replace(/"/g,""&quot ; Which should replace all " with the entity "

Admittedly, I would have to fuss with it to get it right, quote chars are tricky.

On Edit, quotes are tricky and du accepts the XML entity quot and translates it into a quote, so in the above line, the " inside the "" should be the entity & quot ; without the spaces.

[Jesus Malverde]

2. Thanks for your help on this one.

I think my original sense it was a quote bug was wrong. Thanks again for your help, I wish I knew js better.

I like jquery a lot, mostly as a google copy paste coder.

[hootinholler]

3. The first thing to remember about javascript is

It's a huge kludge!

The second thing to remember is it's an even bigger kludge.

The third thing to remember is it ain't Java.

Might I recommend a short book? http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596517748.do Javascript, The Good Parts.

Also a video, the first 5 minutes are well worth watching even if you don't care for the subject.

[radhashetty]

8. Thank you

Thank you for providing this useful information.