validation-regex syntax for a replace

I need to do a validation-regex for an inline database call I'll using - so that each time I see a & it gets replaced with a & - what should the sytanx be - I tried something like:
validation-regex =".* [&], [&amp]"

with little success

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Migrateduser

Where is your validation-regex? In a DCT item? If so, 2 things: 1) this Q would be better posted to the templating forum, and 2) I believe (unless deep TST gurus know otherwise) that validation-regexes only do matching, not replacement.

You could do replacement (in TST 5.5.2) with formAPI code.

Another thing to consider is that you don't want to substitute ampersands (&) if they are already followed by "amp;".

bw

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Migrateduser

I'm trying to do the validation in my DCT it an item -

In my case my query is returning values that have & - and I
need to replace them so that in a DCT - I don't get an error -

Maybe I'll just trying doing the replace in my query!!

Thanks -

Migrateduser

Got this to work as well - doing the replace right in the actual ipl script

Thanks