javascript to replace inverted commas

[#1]

i have a little script that strips out any characters from a text variable.

Function Encode(DirtyText)
	Dim CleanText
	Cleantext = Server.HtmlEncode(DirtyText)
	CleanText = Replace(CleanText, "'", "''")
	CleanText = Replace(CleanText, vbCrLf, "<br>")
	Encode = CleanText
End Function

i want it to be able to strip out inverted commas too, ", and replace it with something else>
however 

CleanText = Replace(CleanText, """, ".")

 doesn't work as it doesn't like """.
so does anyone know how to do this?

the end result is used as follows.

newvariable = Encode(cstr(request.form("oldvariable")))

[#2]

Try

CleanText = Replace(CleanText, '"', ".")

or

CleanText = Replace(CleanText, "\"", ".")

[#3]

both of those produce syntax errors

[#4]

Try this :

cleanText = dirtyText.replace(/['"]+/g, '.')

[#5]

nope

Microsoft VBScript compilation error '800a03ea'

Syntax error

/includes/functions.asp, line 44

cleanText = dirtyText.replace(/['"]+/g, '.')
------------------------------^

[#6]

Try using 

 Chr(34)

as the string to be replaced

[#7]

VBScript so it may need escaping so put a \ in front of the forward slashes. i.e.

(\/['"]+\/g, '.')

Edit:- Just so you know (assuming this works) this will replace all occurrences of a double quote with a .

[#8]

still nope

Microsoft VBScript compilation error '800a03ea'

Syntax error

/staffportal/includes/functions.asp, line 44

cleanText = dirtyText.replace(\/['"]+\/g, '.')
------------------------------^

[#9]

@chenks76 - No that's fair enough as that's not how regular expressions work in VB land according to my search (but would have for JavaScript). Have a look here it should give you a pointer as to what you need to do, if you want to continue with it.

[#10]

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@chenks76 wrote:
[...]

CleanText = Replace(CleanText, """, ".")

 doesn't work as it doesn't like """.
so does anyone know how to do this?

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The double-quote " is a special character in VBScript and so to use it literally (i.e. without special meaning; just as a character) use two consecutive double-quotes instead. Thus:

CleanText = Replace(CleanText, """", ".")

(Caveat: I don't know this from first hand experience of VBScript, just a cursory Internet search)

[#11]

It would have helped if your original post had said you were trying to use VBscript and not Javascript!

[#12]

Did you get anywhere with this @chenks76?

[#13]

haven't looked at it again yet.
tied up with other stuff right now.