Convert BBCode to HTML

[rjoseph244510]

Hi guys

I hope you can help.

Basically, I allow my users to add BBCode to a field in my database table. They are able to do this by adding their code to a on my ASP page. An example of what they include can be seen below:

[center][size=3][b]This is my title[/b][/size][/center] Give it a try! [color=#ff0000]Red text! [/color][color=#3399ff]Blue text[/color] [ul] [li]A simple list[/li] [li]list item 2[/li] [/ul] some more text [b] and more text in bold[/b]

The problem I have is that I now want to display this on my asp page but convert it to HTML. So, in this example the text is centred, bolded, different colours, in lists etc etc.

Currently, I use <%=bbcode%> tp pull in the data into my page. However, it just shows the text in its raw format. What I need is it to render in html so I don’t just get text but the actually text have html elements.
Is this possible? If so, how would I achieve this in my asp page? Any help would be fully appreciated.

Best regards

Rod from the UK

[ParkinT]

I have not touched ASP since the days before ASP.Net
However, I have been using C# since it was introduced.

A quick Google search revealed this which appears promising.

[rjoseph244510]

Thanks ParkinT

I have worked on a function that turns BBCode to HTML but I’m having problems with nested tags. I have created a new thread outlining my issue and have had some replied (including yourself) but it would appear that what I need to do is not possible?

Thanks again

Best regards

Rod form the UK