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I only get this error when I change to certain values and I've noticed that those values contain an" ' " (apostrophe).These are user made values.

Is there a simple fix to this error

[Error] Error: Syntax error, unrecognized expression: option[value='Chad's place']:eq(0)

Here is the public link.
http://appery.io/app/mobile-frame?src...

Hello Ellen,

Javascript has to ways to define string type variable
var myString1 = 'value1';
OR
var myString2 = "value2";

There is no difference, both are 100% alike to run-time machine.
In your case variable ends after 'd', best way is to do next:
option[value="Chad's place"]:eq(0)

I see what you are saying but this isn't implemented with JS. I did it with mapping and the events.

If it would help, my app is shared with support and called The Calving Book.

Please show us your mapping and events you use.

This is the mapping that populates the select menu. It is called mainscreenlist.

Hi Ellen,

Please give us your app public link here and specify steps to reproduce this issue in your app.

Thanks.

http://appery.io/app/mobile-frame?src...

Sign in with a href="mailto:schlechter3@icloud.com" rel="nofollow"schlechter3@icloud.com/a and password Terry1228. In the larger select menu in the header select Chad's Place

Hi Ellen,

It seems you try to set select value that contains apostrophe via mapping. Please use escaping function for this:

precode

return value.replace(/([ #;?&,.+*~/code:"!^$[\]()=>|\/@])/g,'\$1');

/pre

Regards.

Do I put that in the js mapping where the select menu is populated?

Hi Ellen,

Yes you need to put this code into JS section of the link to the "Selected" property of the goal select component.

Regards.