Function mysql_escape(thisWord) Dim newWord If thisWord <> "" Then newWord = Replace(thisWord,"/*","") newWord = Replace(newWord,"*/","") newWord = Replace(newWord,"UNION","") newWord = Replace(newWord,";","\;") newWord = Replace(newWord,"'","&rsquo;") newWord = Replace(newWord,"""","&quot;") newWord = Replace(newWord,"\","\\") End If mysql_escape = newWord End Function Example Use: sql = "SELECT * FROM table WHERE key = '" & mysql_escape(Request.QueryString("value")) & "'" ...