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frm_export_view_risky_characters

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Use this filter to prevent an apostrophe from being prepended to cells starting with a +, = or @ character to prevent Spreadsheet applications from running formulas.

Usage

add_filter( 'frm_export_view_risky_characters', 'remove_risky_characters' );
function remove_risky_characters( $characters )

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Parameters

  • $characters (array)

Examples

Remove risky characters

Use this code example to remove the apostrophe that appears before a '+' character when exporting a table with phone numbers.

add_filter( 'frm_export_view_risky_characters', 'remove_risky_characters' );
function remove_risky_characters( $characters ) {
	return array( '=', '@' );
}

If you want to add the apostrophe for potentially risky cells but remove it before the '+' sign for phone numbers, use frm_export_content instead.

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