Webmaster Forum / HTML, CSS, Scripts / CSS / February 2006

I am doing a Windows Application, not a web application.
If I use:

FileName = System.Web.HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(FileName)

I get this compiler error: 'HttpUtility' is not a member of 'Web'

I am not sure whether the above can be used in Windows application
(??). It would seems that is related with the presence of a web server.
I am not sure but I am afraid I have to code the filtering manually.

Is there a place with a full list of all need to be filtered so that I
can do it?

I could do something on the lines (perhaps a little awkward, eh?):

   Dim WebSymbols As String() = New String() { _
                                                 "&", "&", _
                                                 ">", ">", _
                                                 "<", "&lt;", _
                             ...
                                             " ", "&nbsp;", _
                                                 vbCrLf, "<br>" _
                                               }

   Function MyHtmlEncode(ByVal Text As String) As String

       Dim WebText As New System.Text.StringBuilder(Text)
       For i As Integer = 0 To WebSymbols.Length - 1 Step 2
           WebText = WebText.Replace(WebSymbols(i), WebSymbols(i + 1))
       Next i
       Return WebText.ToString

   End Function

In this case I would need a complete list of symbols. Any hint or
pointer?