Hi all, Sorry, having a 'sorting out all those niggling little bits' afternoon.... :) When I insert text into a MySQL Database, I always end up with a scenario where users enter the ' and " character. I've read up, and found my_sql quote for dtml-vars, that should do the trick. BUT.... what seems to happen after a while, if several ' characters get entered, is that the text that has ended up between two ' characters disappears! Anybody know of anything I can do about this? many thanks! Regards, Greg Conway. This electronic transmission and any files attached to it are strictly confidential and intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the intended addressee, you must not disclose, copy or take any action in reliance of this transmission. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify us by return and delete the same. Further enquiries/returns can be posted to postmaster@gmlnt.com Thank you.