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Simply replace the text with something that makes it stand out. See the example.
<!--THIS STYLE SHEET SIMPLY SETS UP
A YELLOW BACKGROUND HIGHLIGHTER
TO EMPHASIZE THE SPECIFIED TEXT
-->
<STYLE TYPE="text/css"><!--
B.hl { background-color: #FFFF80 }
--></STYLE>
<%
' DECLARE VARIABLES
Dim myText, replaceText, finalText
' HERE TEXT IS SIMPLY ASSIGNED TO A VARIABLE
' IT COULD EASILY COME FROM ANY SOURCE, SUCH
' AS A DATABASE
myText = "irt.org (www.irt.org) is a non-profit-making site for developers,
which covers Internet-related technologies that are cross-browser and
cross-platform compatible. There are over 100 articles plus FAQs on topics
such as HTML, JavaScript, Java, CGI/PERL and CSS. There's also a reviews
section, containing reviews of recommended books and software, and a
bulletin board where visitors can post their questions and problems or hold
discussions. The site can be downloaded for offline reading in several
different compression formats." & vbCrLF
myText = myText & "irt.org is maintained by an enthusiastic group of
people from all over the world, whom you can learn more about in the
irt.org profiles (www.irt.org/profiles/). You can also read about the
intentions of irt.org at www.irt.org/intent.htm"
' HERE'S WHAT WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
replaceText = "irt.org"
' REPLACE THE DESIRED TEXT WITH ITSELF ENCLOSED IN A BOLD
' TAG THAT REFERENCES THE STYLE DEFINED ABOVE
finalText = replace(myText, replaceText, "<b class='hl'>" &
replaceText & "</b>")
response.write myText & "<br><br>"
response.write finalText
%>