Classic ASP (VBScript) convert HTML codes to plain text

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What you need is HTML Decode, though unfortunately ASP doesn’t include one.

This function, found on ASP Nut, and modified heavily by me, should do what you need. I tested it as vbscript running on my local computer and it seemed to work well, even with Unicode symbols in the 1000+ range.

Function HTMLDecode(sText)
    Dim regEx
    Dim matches
    Dim match
    sText = Replace(sText, """, Chr(34))
    sText = Replace(sText, "<"  , Chr(60))
    sText = Replace(sText, ">"  , Chr(62))
    sText = Replace(sText, "&" , Chr(38))
    sText = Replace(sText, " ", Chr(32))


    Set regEx= New RegExp

    With regEx
     .Pattern = "&#(\d+);" 'Match html unicode escapes
     .Global = True
    End With

    Set matches = regEx.Execute(sText)

    'Iterate over matches
    For Each match in matches
        'For each unicode match, replace the whole match, with the ChrW of the digits.

        sText = Replace(sText, match.Value, ChrW(match.SubMatches(0)))
    Next

    HTMLDecode = sText
End Function

Note: You’ll need script version 5.0 installed on your server to use the RegExp object.

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