Dynamic HTML ampersand problem

[tezz2000]

I have been searching this all morning and still have yet to find a resolution, so I appologize if a fix has been posted. I am using a dynamic news feed and importing html into a dynamic field. I do not have control over the outside content other than to wrap it w/ a <p></p>... etc. I have been getting feeds from time to time that contain & with in the content. Is there a way in LoadVars, to have flash replace ampersands on the fly if they exist in the dynamic content. I have complete control over what to wrap it with so if its easier to do this xml and help with pointing me in the right direction would be great. If there is away to do it in XML, I also need href's to work to be able to point to the article with new window. Any help would be great. Have a good one.
Thanks,
Matt

HERE is a sample feed:
news=
<b>Baseball</b><br><br><b>Paradise City is in Pullman</b><br><P>In Honolulu, the sweet smell of flowers blown by trade winds tantalizes one's nose.
Junior guard Derrick Low might have ignored that fact when he opted to trade paradise for a chilly purgatory, but his decision to attend Washington State, despite never being there, has the Pacific- 10 Conference in an altered state.
Sparked by Low's scoring and experience, Wazzu has taken the headlines away from Gonzaga and Pac-10 brethren Washington in the Evergreen State, and created quite a stir.</P><br><b>Hot Off the Press</b><br><P>CSUN hires assistant AD
Cal State Northridge has hired Bob Vazquez as its new assistant athletic director in charge of athletic media relations.
Vazquez, a longtime and well-respected media relations director at Stanford, replaces Ryan Finney, who left CSUN over the summer to become the assistant director of sports information at UCLA.</P><br><b>Briefly</b><br><P>UCLA interviews Cignetti for offensive coordinator job
Former Fresno State and North Carolina offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti interviewed with UCLA coach Karl Dorrell about the Bruins' offensive coordinator position, sources said Wednesday.
Cignetti, who also was quarterbacks coach, was not retained by new Tar Heels coach Butch Davis.</P><br><b>Blue Jays Reach Agreement With P Ohka</b><br><P>Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - The Toronto Blue Jays made it official on Thursday, signing pitcher Tomo Ohka to a one-year, $1.5 million contract.
The deal was first reported on Wednesday, but Ohka needed to fly from his native Japan to Tampa pass the appropriate tests.
He finished with season with a record of 4-5 with a 4.82 earned run average.</P>

[Cota]

where does is the problem exactly.

[tezz2000]

Well if the feed has an & anywhere in it.... the text field breaks as soon as it hits an &. Here's an example when it breaks:

<b>Television News Briefs</b><br><P>NBC LOCKS UP `SVU' STARS
NBC announced last week that it was picking up "Law & Order: SVU" for a ninth season; at the time, though, the network hadn't secured the services of stars Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni for next season.
"Obviously, I'm thrilled that Chris and Mariska have decided to stay with a show that they've made an indelible stamp upon as we move into our ninth season," "Law & Order" creator Dick Wolf says in a statement.</P><br>

[Cota]

Are you using onLoad to load it into Flash, if so, use onData and it will not parse the ampersand

[tezz2000]

I am using:
myData = new LoadVars();
myData.onLoad = function()
{
txtBox.html = true;
txtBox.htmlText = this.news;
};

myData.load("news6.shtml");
stop()

I tried:
myData = new LoadVars();
myData.onData = function()
{
txtBox.html = true;
txtBox.htmlText = this.news;
};

myData.load("news6.shtml");
stop()


.. and it broke? any ideas?

[Cota]

myData = new LoadVars();
myData.onData = function(varText:String)
{
txtBox.html = true;
txtBox.htmlText = varText;
};

myData.load("news6.shtml");
stop()

[tezz2000]

THAT WORKS! thanks so much.. have a great day!

[Cota]

you are welcome.