Invalid JSON object in IE8 but not in Chrome

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Why is this JSON invalid in ie8 but not in firefox or chrome? On my callback I parse the results to remove some invalid characters using jquery parser.

myStringResults = myStringResults.replace("},]","}]");
myStringResults = myStringResults.replace(/'/g,'"');
var objDoc = $.parseJSON(myStringResults);

Message: Invalid JSON:

[{"id":"4796","parent":"4796","name":"Fname","revision":"1","date":"Mar 1, 2013 3:44:22 PM","author":"Silva, Jeffery M","filename":"C:\Users\jmsilva\Desktop\VOC pres.pdf","type":"0"},{"id":"4797","parent":"4797","name":"Fname","revision":"1","date":"Mar 1, 2013 3:50:46 PM","author":"Silva, Jeffery M","filename":"C:\Users\jmsilva\Desktop\testUpload.doc","type":"0"}]

I just tried that in the IE9 console in IE8 mode and it worked... — Explosion Pills
– Explosion Pills, Commented Mar 2, 2013 at 0:24

Niet the Dark Absol · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-02 00:25:53Z

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Your backslashes should be escaped as \\. While some browsers are willing to accept that \ followed by any character that doesn't make a special combination should be treated as a literal, it's unsafe to rely on that.

answered Mar 2, 2013 at 0:25

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Kevin Seifert · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-02 00:26:32Z

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In general you can use a tool like this to validate:

http://jsonformatter.curiousconcept.com/

answered Mar 2, 2013 at 0:26

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