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color=#0000ff size=2>I use the StrHtmlEncode and StrHtmlDecode functions in the
IdStrings unit in the Indy library.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>I'm sure there are other similar functions
around.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>HTH,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz
[mailto:delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Steven Knight<BR><SPAN
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face=Arial>I am wanting to write out text into an xml file. The text may contain
special characters like & / < etc and I need to protect
them.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Can anyone tell me the name of a function that will
do this easily.</FONT> </P>
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