I am using an open source version installed by my web host (aPlust.net). I am trying to create a custom drop down list item that has key = $1 - $300 and value = $1 - $300. The software does not like the $ -- it gets erased along with the 2 characters after it so "$1 - $300" becomes " - 0"

Since I did not install the program (it is hosted), I do not know the php configuration -- I don't know if this problem is related to magic_quotes_gpc or is this a known problem with the open source version.

I tried this on a trial version of SugarCRM and do not have this problem