Some programs can mistake special characters in a text document as being commands or part of a command syntax. To avoid this, the characters are replaced by a “long hand” equivalent automatically. For example, in the asp code “below”, “<” translates to the “less than” symbol (<) while “>” translates to the “greater than” symbol (>).
<%
Response.redirect "https://<www.domainname.com>"
%>
Article ID: 546, Created: March 10, 2011 at 1:27 PM, Modified: January 7, 2013 at 4:41 PM